Contents:
- CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF The superstar German violinist talks to Richard Bratby about his views on everything from music and instruments to his quartet, festivals and politics
- CHAMBER MUSIC IN SMALL SPACES With quartets, trios and solo sonatas now performed in venues of increasing size, Irina Rostomashvili asks whether the intimacy of chamber music has been lost
- VIOLONCELLO DA SPALLA The so-called ‘arm cello’, favoured by composers such as Bach, has seen a resurgence of interest in recent years. Daniela Gaidano presents a brief history
- SESSION REPORT The members of the Catalyst Quartet talk to Thomas May about their recording of the complete quartets by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
- SOUNDPOST ACOUSTICS Joseph Curtin presents the results of an investigation into the acoustic role of the soundpost, focusing on its position, its length, and the tightness of the fit
- PIERRE FOURNIER Once known as the ‘aristocrat of the cello’, the French soloist was born 120 years ago. Oskar Falta looks back at his life, career and artistic legacy
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS A 1718 violin by Francesco Gobetti
- TRADE SECRETS Luthier Brian Lisus’s method for making cochineal lake pigments
- MY SPACE S.K. Lim’s workshop in Singapore
- MAKING MATTERS Philip Kass examines a unique bow by British maker James Dodd II
- MASTERCLASS Violinist Maria Włoszczowska gives her thoughts on playing Chausson’s Poème
- TECHNIQUE Usha Kapoor’s hints and tips on dealing with hypermobility in violinists
- LIFE LESSONS The memories and opinions of Taiwanese–American violinist Paul Huang
- OPINION Have our ideas of what constitutes a modern violin become too fixed?
- POSTCARD FROM NEW YORK A close-up look at a week inside The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
- FROM THE ARCHIVE From June 1906
- SENTIMENTAL WORK Laura van der Heijden on her love for Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet
