Contents:
- AUGUSTIN HADELICH The superstar violinist talks to Ariane Todes about his European upbringing, his myriad influences and his various performance techniques
- LAURENCE LESSER The US cellist and pedagogue looks back on his life and career, with personal reminiscences of some of the greatest string players of the 20th century
- OTTO SCHÜNEMANN Now almost forgotten, the 19th-century luthier had an idealistic vision to bring the glories of Cremona to his peers in Germany. Clifford Hall tells his story
- SESSION REPORT Violinist Francesca Dego tells Peter Quantrill about the recording of her latest album, which brings together the violin concertos of Brahms and Busoni
- PIERRE RODE Born 250 years ago, the French violinist is best remembered for his 24 Caprices – but there was much more to his life and music, as Charlotte Gardner discovers
- DOUBLE BASS SET-UP Arnold Schnitzer presents a practical guide for luthiers and keen instrumentalists encompassing everything from the fingerboard to the soundpost and tailpiece
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS An 1899 viola by Luigi Rovatti
- TRADE SECRETS A restoration method for creating a new button on the back plate
- MY SPACE Laufer & Klein of Landshut, Germany
- MAKING MATTERS Wolfgang Schiele on the use of the ‘golden ratio’ in Cremonese lutherie
- MASTERCLASS Curtis Stewart gives his thoughts on playing the ‘Blues’ second movement of Ravel’s Violin Sonata no.2 in G major
- TECHNIQUE Violinist Jack Liebeck gives hints on how to use the lower half of the bow
- LIFE LESSONS The memories and opinions of US double bassist Christopher Hanulik
- OPINION Is it more challenging to play at the back of a section than at the front?
- POSTCARD FROM HONG KONG A report from the eleventh edition of the Musicus Fest
- FROM THE ARCHIVE From March 1914
- SENTIMENTAL WORK Violinist Gidon Kremer on Raminta Šerkšnytė’s This too shall pass
