In this issue:
- Bernstein and strings: the charismatic composer/conductor left a rich body of work with some excellent parts for stringed instruments. Tully Potter assesses his legacy
- The development of French bow buttons
- Alisa Weilerstein and the Trondheim Soloists
- Focus on 21st-century string quartets
- Baiba Skride on recording Bernstein, Korngold and Rózsa
- Alternative materials: aramid, flax and carbon fibre
- In Focus: A 1902 violin by Enrico Rocca
- Trade Secrets: Andreas Preuss explains his method for copying the purfling of Gagliano
- My Space: Scottish luthier David Rattray
- Making Matters: A novel way of completing an instrument’s arching and graduations
- Life Lessons: Reflections from British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber
- Opinion: Students should understand why they use the bowings and fingerings they do
- Postcard from Switzerland: Report from the 2018 Menuhin Competition
- Masterclass: Joshua Bell on the third movement of Bruch’s Violin Concerto no.1
- Technique: Brian Hodges offer tips on conquering performance anxiety
- Sentimental Work: Jennifer Koh on what Kaija Saariaho’s Graal théâtre means to her
