Contents:
- JOSEPH CONYERS – The US double bassist has several strings to his bow, from podcasting to running his own mentoring programme, as he explains to David Kettle
- SPHINX ORGANIZATION – Over the past three decades, the American social justice group has helped numerous young string talents realise their potential. Bruce Hodges reports
- COPYING A MONTAGNANA CELLO – Robin Aitchison reports from the annual Oberlin Violin Makers Workshop, where more than 30 luthiers collaborated to build a copy of the c.1730 ‘Farina’
- SESSION REPORT – Stephen Upshaw, violist with the Solem Quartet, talks to Harry White about Painted Light, its latest recording of music from the 20th and 21st centuries
- KRONOS QUARTET AT 50 – The contemporary music group is celebrating half a century of music making. The current members tell Thomas May about their raft of anniversary projects
- GERMAN BOW MAKERS IN AMERICA – The 19th and early 20th centuries saw an influx of bow making talent into the US. Raphael Gold discovers how they helped archeterie find a foothold stateside
Regulars:
- IN FOCUS – A violin by US luthier Charles Albert
- TRADE SECRETS – Double bass maker Nick Lloyd on how to establish a consistent neck heel
- MY SPACE – Chicago luthier Michael Darnton
- MAKING MATTERS – Chris Sandvoss talks about the process of finding the right size for a viola
- MASTERCLASS – Johannes Fleischmann gives his thoughts on the Brahms Scherzo in C minor
- TECHNIQUE – Cellist Alexander Baillie on exploring sound options with the bow
- LIFE LESSONS – With Matthew McDonald, principal bass of the Berlin Philharmonic
- OPINION – Supporting string students through breaks in the teaching year
- POSTCARD FROM COLORADO – A report from the state’s summer classical music festival
- FROM THE ARCHIVE – From November 1923
- SENTIMENTAL WORK – Aleksey Igudesman on his love for Schumann’s Piano Quartet op.47
