Features:
- GIROLAMO AMATI II VIOLIN 1671 – The last of the Amati dynasty was an almost exact contemporary of Stradivari. Barbara Meyer examines one of his early instruments, alongside one from 1719
- BRODSKY QUARTET – Marking its 50th anniversary this year, the British group has had a colourful career embracing classics and new works. Amanda Holloway meets the foursome
- BACH CELLO SUITES – Jeffrey Solow looks at the several sources for the composer’s famed solo works, to advance a new theory as to the genesis of his compositional process
- SESSION REPORT – The members of the Heath Quartet talk to Toby Deller about their recording of works by Berg, Schoenberg and Webern, all part of the Second Viennese School
- LOST ARTS OF STRING PLAYING – Some of today’s top players tell Charlotte Gardner how they incorporate the stylistic techniques of the 20th century’s greatest soloists into their own playing
- FRANÇOIS-NICOLAS VOIRIN – Matt Wehling presents the first of two articles about the French bow maker, whose work had an enormous influence on the bows of the 20th century
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS – A 1762 Gennaro Gagliano violin
- TRADE SECRETS – Bow maker Éric Gagné on designing and making a ferrule
- MY SPACE – Elisa Scrollavezza and Andrea Zanrè
- MAKING MATTERS – Rainer Beilharz presents his data sheets for recording acoustical observations
- MASTERCLASS – Cellist Antonio Meneses discusses the fourth movement of the Franck Sonata
- TECHNIQUE – Violinist David Gillham give hints and tips on achieving perfect string-crossings
- LIFE LESSONS – The memories and opinions of Taiwanese violist Hsin-Yun Huang
- OPINION – Why tutors should look beyond the standard grading system in their teaching
- POSTCARD FROM CORNWALL – Report from the 50th anniversary of IMS Prussia Cove
- FROM THE ARCHIVE – From July 1932
- SENTIMENTAL WORK – Violinist Kenneth Sillito on the first string quartet Britten ever wrote
