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LUIZ AMORIM

(Making Matters, page 68)

began his making and restoration career in 1995. He has worked on many Italian masterpieces, including instruments by Stradivari, Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ and Storioni. His focus is on preserving their authenticity and extracting their best sound.

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EDITORIAL
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By Emma Baker
FRONT
On The Beat: News And Analysis
News and events from around the world
OBITUARIES
KEN FREED US violist Ken Freed died
On The Beat: Premiere
Premiere of the Month
On The Beat: Competitions
Awards news from around the world
New Products
The latest items for string players
Life Lessons
The memories and opinions of US violinist Melissa White
Opinion
Cellist and teacher Naomi Yandell outlines the reasons why duet playing is an essential tool in one-to-one instrumental teaching
Postcard from California
A report from the 2025 Music@Menlo festival
Postcard from Idaho
The aptly named Sun Valley Music Festival
FEATURES
Itzhak Perlman at 80
As he enters his ninth decade, the Israeli–American violinist tells Ariane Todes about his long career and his surprising new role as a social media star
American bows in 1925
Raphael Gold explores why the Jazz Age saw a boom in US bow production, tells the stories of some of the key protagonists and examines several of their bows
Calidore Quartet
The four members of the New York-based group speak to Thomas May about their training, repertoire choices, and recording Beethoven’s complete quartets
Hindemith 130
To mark the 130th anniversary of his birth, Carlos María Solare examines the composer’s life and career, focusing on the years he spent in the United States
Session Report
British violinist Chloë Hanslip talks to Harry White about her latest album featuring concertos by US composers Robert Russell Bennett and Vernon Duke
Early amplified instruments
At the dawn of the recording era, violin makers tried a number of different ways to make their instruments louder. Clifford Hall looks at some of their solutions
REGULARS
In Focus
Claudio Amighetti examines a violin made in 1705 by Antonio Maria Lavazza
Trade Secrets
Innovative home-made tools
My Space
LOCATION Chendamangalam, India
Making Matters
The use of infrared light for instrument diagnostics
Masterclass
Liza Ferschtman on the second movement of the Brahms Violin Concerto
Technique
Violist Alan George discusses string quartet playing through a viola lens
Reviews: Concerts
A critical round-up of performances
Reviews: Recordings
The latest physical and digital recordings
Reviews: Books
Publications of interest to the string music world
From The Archive
From November 1905
Sentimental Work
Krysia Osostowicz on playing Shostakovich’s String Quartet no.15
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