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September 2016
In this education-themed special issue, veteran violinist–violist Pinchas Zukerman talks about his life in string education; we take a look
August 2016
Cellist Sol Gabetta talks about instruments, technique and finding her own voice, and we examine a rare 1710 Stradivari cello.
July 2016
Chamber music tutor Tim Frederiksen discusses putting together string quartets and we examine the history of violin making in Amsterdam.
June 2016
What can the corners of Stradivari’s instruments tell us about the forms he used? Was Maud Powell the first virtuoso
May 2016
In a special edition to mark the 100th anniversary of Yehudi Menuhin’s birth, we ask some of the people who
April 2016
Frank Peter Zimmermann graces the cover of our special German issue, with articles on the Klotz violin making dynasty and
March 2016
We report on the 2015 VSA/Oberlin Violin Makers Workshop, where 60 luthiers collaborated on a brand new model of violin.
February 2016
In a French-themed issue, cellist Gautier Capuçon discusses his series of masterclasses for postgraduates and we report on new research
January 2016
Leonidas Kavakos discusses the Sibelius Violin Concerto and we explore the life of Paganini’s protégé Camillo Sivori. There’s a close-up
December 2015
Baroque violinist Rachel Podger discusses the perils of scordatura and we a late-period Guarneri violin comes under scrutiny. Christian Tetzlaff
November 2015
In a North America-themed issue, we track the evolution of violin making in the US (with full-length photos of 10
October 2015
The members of the Pavel Haas Quartet discuss their love of Czech music, and we reconstruct Stradivari’s house and workshop