Contents:
- DOMENICO MONTAGNANA ‘FARINA’ CELLO 1730 John Waddle and Steve Sirr examine a fine example of the Venetian master’s craft, giving a full account of its history and detailing its salient characteristics
- ADAM SUMMERHAYES The British violinist and composer talks to Alexandra Petropoulos about folk influence, improvisation and the Andrea Guarneri he has nicknamed ‘Worm’
- CHARLES BEARE 1937–2025 Anne Inglis looks back at the life of the British violin expert and dealer who died on 26 April, while friends, musicians and close colleagues give their tributes
- AMERICAN STRING QUARTETS Three trailblazing US groups are celebrating anniversaries this year. Thomas May speaks to members of Brooklyn Rider and the Miró and Jack quartets
- SESSION REPORT US violinist Nancy Zhou tells Charlotte Gardner about the inspiration behind her debut album Stories Re[traced] and how it represents ‘a tribute to human nature’
- SOFIA GUBAIDULINA Gavin Dixon gives an detailed assessment of the string works written by the acclaimed Russian–Tatar composer, who died on 13 March
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS Leonardo Cella examines a 1942 violin by Arturo Fracassi
- TRADE SECRETS The first of a two-part article on creating neck graft sockets
- MY SPACE Alan Beavitt of Scoraig, Scotland
- MAKING MATTERS Creating a full string quartet with wood from the same tree
- MASTERCLASS Camden Shaw, cellist of the Dover Quartet, on the second movement of Dvořák’s String Quartet no.12 ‘American’
- TECHNIQUE US cellist Benjamin Whitcomb gives hints on using chords to aid fluency
- LIFE LESSONS With US violist Stephen Upshaw
- OPINION The implications of the Newark School of Violin Making potentially closing
- POSTCARD FROM NEWARK A report from the town’s annual Lutherie Day
- FROM THE ARCHIVE From July 1895
- SENTIMENTAL WORK Ayanna Witter-Johnson discusses her love for Debussy’s Cello Sonata
