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Editor’s letter
To mark a centenary is to celebrate the very great
Contributors
(Technique, page 84) is a jazz violinist and tutor
SOUNDPOST
Letters, emails, online comments
Welcome to Cremona
Mayor Gianluca Galimberti explains why the beating heart of the city is represented by its horde of talented luthiers
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RETURNING HEROES
The Museo del Violino is hosting a special exhibition of some of the National Music Museum’s finest Cremonese instruments while the US institution is closed for renovations
RARITIES from VENICE
Fausto Cacciatori reports on a Museo del Violino project to analyse and restore a unique collection of instruments from the Ospedale della Pietà, the Venetian orphanage where Vivaldi taught
Building bridges with violins
Fausto Cacciatori previews an exhibition in Croatia that explores the doctor and luthier Franjo Kresnik’s deep connection with Cremona and its violin making tradition
UNITED WE STAND
Cremona’s Cultural District of Violin Making brings together violin makers and municipal, academic and scientific institutions to promote lutherie education and research, writes Chiara Bondioni
Six years of success
Museo del Violino general director Virginia Villa celebrates the museum’s latest anniversary, and introduces a newly acquired masterpiece by Lorenzo Storioni
FROM CREMONA TO MEXICO
Paolo Bodini introduces an exhibition of Cremonese masterpieces in Puebla, the capital of Mexican Baroque
A DECADE OF friendship
The Friends of Stradivari project celebrates ten years of hosting great instruments in Cremona
FESTIVAL of FIRSTS
Cremona’s STRADIVARI festival features debut performances by leading violinists as part of a two-week musical feast, writes Roberto Codazzi
All under one ROOF
The Cremona Musica exhibition, held every year in September, has become an unmissable showcase of contemporary lutherie from around the world
FRONT
Deal or no deal
With the prospect of a no-deal Brexit looking increasingly likely, what are the real ramifications for musicians - and what steps can be taken to minimise the impact?
OBITUARIES
Dutch cellist Anner Bylsma died on 25 July at the age
Yehudi Menuhin School to set up new institution in China
The UK’s Yehudi Menuhin School (YMS) is to set up its
Music of the spheres
Conjuring a puzzle out of thin air
Ready for boarding
An instrument with a detachable neck to make air travel easier
Life lessons
The Australian violinist on Crowded House, ‘classical’ music and the importance of the Antipodean perspective
PLAY IT AGAIN
A high-profile premiere might help young composers launch their career, but the story shouldn’t end there, says Tom Stewart
Double firsts
At this year’s quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Competition, the judges awarded the $30,000 first prize in both the violin and cello categories. Tim Homfray attended the violin section in Moscow, while Andrew Mellor visited St Petersburg to hear the cellists - and both were impressed by what they saw
Postcard from… ST PETERSBURG
Four of the six finalists in the cello discipline of
FEATURES
A HUMAN HEART
To mark the centenary of the completion and premiere of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, cellist Raphael Wallfisch reflects upon the period and circumstances surrounding the work’s creation and subsequent life
The classic interpretation
Jacqueline du Pré’s 1965 recording of Elgar’s Cello Concerto set the benchmark for every cellist who followed her. Tully Potter explores the enduring popularity of her powerful and iconic performance
THE FAB FOUR
At this year’s Suntory Hall Chamber Music Garden festival in Tokyo the Kuss Quartet performed a complete Beethoven cycle on the ‘Paganini’ quartet of Stradivaris, on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation. Gavin Dixon spoke to the players about this very special project – and learnt a little more about the Suntory phenomenon
A MASTER COPYIST
Gaetano Sgarabotto was renowned for making replicas of old Italian instruments – and left numerous records of his research on their makers’ styles. Focusing on his replica scrolls, Andrea Zanrè examines the secrets of Sgarabotto’s success
TASTE THE difference
Burgundy’s Musique & Vin festival has quickly grown from its humble origins to encompass a rich diversity of elements, not least first-rate performances from international artists and an instrument loan scheme for young musicians. Charlotte Gardner spoke to those involved in this unique project
ALL SET UP AND READY TO GO
In the first of two articles looking at instrument set-up, Joseph Curtin examines the acoustic roles played by the tailpiece and fingerboard in affecting vibration, frequency and resonance
REGULARS
Recreating original purfling
Precision and care are prerequisites for this detailed restoration method
STEFANO CONIA
A peek into lutherie workshops around the world
Ten out of ten
The great 19th-century French bow makers had to produce a large amount of stock to make a living. Christophe Landon explores how their working methods differed from ours, as he makes ten simultaneous copies of one Peccatte bow
FRANCK VIOLIN SONATA (CELLO VERSION)
Daniel Müller-Schott looks at the importance of connection, colour and line in the work’s third movement
Mapping out the fingerboard
Exercises to train your brain and fingers, to help you become a more fluent performer and improviser
CONCERTS
New York
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The Strad responds to the declaration of war on 3 September with advice on how cellists can do their bit by programming feel-good standards for troops and civilians
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