Contents:
- MARÍA DUEÑAS – The 21-year-old Spanish violinist tells Tom Stewart about her journey so far, her instruments, her latest recording and how she is finding her own unique voice
- THE MAKERS OF FERRARA – Florian Leonhard delves into the archives to discover the history of various luthiers from the Italian city: Alessandro Mezzadri and the Marconcini family
- MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE – In its eight years of existence, the ensemble has brought an innovative spark to the north of England and beyond. David Kettle meets co-founder Rakhi Singh
- SESSION REPORT – Fabio Biondi talks to Robin Stowell about his latest recording of short works by the Swedish Baroque composer Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758)
- GEMINIANI’S SCALES – The Baroque violinist’s treatise The Art of Playing on the Violin includes a section on scales. Benjamin Shute considers what it reveals about performance practice
- DECORATING A BOW FROG – How do bow makers create the intricate designs seen on so many 19th-century frogs? Vladimiros Sorokin-Andreou gives a step-by-step guide to his own method
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS – A bow by Christian Wilhelm Knopf
- TRADE SECRETS – An alternative method for the construction of a violin rib garland
- MY SPACE – The workshop of North Carolina double bass restorer Anthony Morton
- MAKING MATTERS – A quirky violin commission involving a bespoke varnish method
- MASTERCLASS – Viktoria Mullova on the first movement of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata no.8
- TECHNIQUE – David Desimpelaere gives tips on various aspects of double bass fingerings
- LIFE LESSONS – The memories and opinions of Dutch jazz violinist Tim Kliphuis
- OPINION – Matching the music to the student
- POSTCARD FROM DETROIT – A report from the 2024 edition of the Sphinx Competition
- FROM THE ARCHIVE – From May 1894
- SENTIMENTAL WORK – Cellist Christian Poltéra on his love for Ravel’s Sonata for violin and cello
