Editor's letter
Third time’s the charm for the superstar US violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, who this December makes it a hat-trick of appearances on The Strad ’s cover, over an astonishing 40-year period and a career spanning even longer than that (see May 1993 and June 2018). Our staff writer Rita Fernandes flew to Hollywood to speak to her and ask the question: ‘what’s new?’ – the answer is: plenty. On page 24 Meyers shares what drives her tireless enthusiasm – among many other things, an unwavering commitment to keep the violin repertoire fresh and alive by commissioning and playing new works.