Features:
- Paul Rolland: Examining the legacy of a great American violin pedagogue forty years after his death
- The 1724 ‘Cecil’ Stradivari violin
- The struggles of female luthiers in a male-dominated business
- The Colorado-based National Repertory Orchestra at 60
- Cecilia Zilliacus recording the Brahms concerto
- William Kroll beyond Banjo and Fiddle
- Postcards from the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and the Aspen Music Festival
Regulars:
- In Focus: A 1588 violin by Antonio Amati
- Trade Secrets: David Polstein offers a new method for resawing rib stock
- My Space: Yonkers-based luthier Ron Fletcher
- Making Matters: John Simmers on using antiquing methods to give an instrument a feeling of warmth
- Life Lessons: The memories and opinions of Russian violinist Viktoria Mullova
- Opinion: Artists making MTV-style videos
- Postcard from Indiana: The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
- Postcard from Colorado: Report from the Aspen Music Festival
- Masterclass: Carolin Widmann discusses Schumann’s Violin Sonata no.2 in D minor
- Technique: Violin pedagogue Marianne Piketty hands on hints and tips on playing martelé
- Sentimental Work: James Ehnes on his relationship with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto