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Tully Potter explains why<\/li>\n<li><strong>SESSION REPORT &#8211;<\/strong> Violist Timothy Ridout speaks to Carlos Mar\u00eda Solare about adapting Tertis\u2019s transcription of Elgar\u2019s Cello Concerto and recording it along with a Bloch suite<\/li>\n<li><strong>MIDORI &#8211;<\/strong> The Japanese-born US violinist is celebrating her 40th year on stage. She talks to Thomas May about her formative influences, collaborations and myriad projects<\/li>\n<li><strong>CNC ARCHINGS &#8211;<\/strong> For years, luthiers have been using software-controlled machines to rough out their instruments. Yann Poulain shows how to carve the archings via this method<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regulars:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IN FOCUS &#8211;<\/strong> A well-preserved violin made by Dutch luthier Hendrick Aerninck in 1679<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRADE SECRETS<\/strong> &#8211; Guillaume Sch\u00f6nau\u2019s method of cleaning a violin\u2019s ribs and top before a repair<\/li>\n<li><strong>MY SPACE &#8211;<\/strong> David Ayache of Montpellier, France<\/li>\n<li><strong>MAKING MATTERS &#8211;<\/strong> Andrea Schudtz on making a modern copy of an Andrea Amati violin<\/li>\n<li><strong>MASTERCLASS &#8211;<\/strong> Krzysztof Chorzelski of the Belcea Quartet concludes his exploration of Beethoven\u2019s Grosse Fuge op.133<\/li>\n<li><strong>TECHNIQUE &#8211;<\/strong> Chilingirian Quartet violist Susie M\u00e9sz\u00e1ros on shifting and articulation<\/li>\n<li><strong>LIFE LESSONS &#8211;<\/strong> With violinist Joshua Bell<\/li>\n<li><strong>OPINION &#8211;<\/strong> The future of the violin concerto<\/li>\n<li><strong>AUCTION REPORT<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE &#8211;<\/strong> From February 1933<\/li>\n<li><strong>SENTIMENTAL WORK &#8211;<\/strong> Jordi Savall gives his thoughts on Schubert\u2019s Symphonies nos.8 and 9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian-Pierre La Marca is on the cover of a French-themed issue, in which we examine pedagogue Lucien Capet\u2019s legacy and luthier Pierre Flavetta investigates Cremonese varnish. 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