Features:
- Maxim Vengerov: The violinist and conductor explains how his commitment to educating young musicians reflects his own dedication to learning
- The role of cochineal in Stradivari’s brilliant red varnishes
- How to prepare for conservatoire auditions
- Eugène Sartory’s development viewed through his unbranded work
- Bow repair: rescuing a damaged Sartory bow
- The teaching methods of Gingold, Heifetz and Galamian
- Photographing bows: the tricks and challenges
Regulars:
- In Focus: The record-breaking c.1773 ‘Sinzheimer’ violin by G.B. Guadagnini
- Trade Secrets: A jig for arching corrections
- My Space: Russian-born luthier Yuri Pochekin
- Making Matters: Steve Rossow’s various techniques for teaching violin making
- Life Lessons: The memories and opinions of veteran cello teacher Aldo Parisot
- Opinion: Teaching limb-different children
- Postcard from Dresden: Report from Jan Vogler’s Dresden Music Festival
- Postcard from Yerevan: The Aram Khachaturian International Competition
- Masterclass: British cellist Guy Johnston discusses Mendelssohn’s Variations op.17
- Technique: Leo Phillips gives his ingenious strategies for functional fingering
- Sentimental Work: David Finckel explains his love for Myaskovsky’s 1944-5 Cello Concerto