Contents:
- 1742 ‘ROVELLI’ GUARNERI ‘DEL GESÙ’ VIOLIN Once thought lost, this instrument could be regarded as a twin to the ‘Alard’ Guarneri from the same year. Frédéric Chaudière tells the story of its rediscovery
- GÜNTER PICHLER 1940–2026 The violinist, conductor, pedagogue and founder of the Alban Berg Quartet died on 24 April aged 85. Tully Potter looks back at his life and career
- FRANÇOIS RABBATH To mark the celebrated double bassist’s 95th birthday, former students speak to Naomi Yandell about his legendary tone production and teaching methods
- MINDFULNESS FOR MUSICIANS Berenice Beverley Zammit explores how awareness of the present moment can have a transformative effect on players’ performance and wellbeing
- SESSION REPORT Viola da gamba player Caroline Nicolas talks to Charlotte Gardner about her new album of French repertoire from the late 17th and early 18th centuries
- FRANK KOVANDA Gennady Filimonov looks at one of the best-known 20th-century US bow makers, who counted Heifetz, Menuhin, Kreisler and Primrose among his clientele
- CHARLES WOOD STRING QUARTETS Best known for his church music, the Irish-born composer also wrote highly regarded chamber works. Jeremy Dibble marks the 100th anniversary of his death
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS A 1757 violin by Joan Guillamí I
- TRADE SECRETS Luthier Johannes Jacobs gives his varnish recipe and method of application
- MY SPACE Maltese-based luthier Charlo Xuereb
- MAKING MATTERS A new analysis of Stradivari’s wood, to determine evidence of treatment
- MASTERCLASS Arnaud Sussmann gives his thoughts on playing the first movement of Mozart’s Violin Sonata in B flat major K454
- TECHNIQUE Petr Holman gives tips on helping students switch from the violin to the viola
- LIFE LESSONS The memories and opinions of US–Canadian cellist Gary Hoffman
- OPINION Why playing from memory can deepen a musician’s understanding of a piece
- POSTCARD FROM SAN FRANCISCO The 2026 American String Teachers Association conference
- FROM THE ARCHIVE From July 1906
- SENTIMENTAL WORK Liya Petrova on the Walton Violin Concerto
