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FRONT
Brain training
Can learning a musical instrument have a positi ve eff ect on a childs mental health? Players and teachers give their thoughts on the psychological benefits for young people
Lighting up the sky
An aerial journey for double bass and strings
TAILPIECE Sting in the tail
Titanium continues its rise as a material for instrument fittings
Life lessons Laura van der Heijden
Seven years after winning the BBC Young Musician competition, the British cellist discusses how different forms of music making inspire her
Managing a good ending
When a child wants to stop instrumental lessons, teachers have a duty to bring matters to a positive close, argues violin teacher Celia Cobb
History in sound
This years Krzy?owa-Music event marked several anniversaries, among them the festivals own fifth birthday. Tully Potter attended a wealth of chamber concerts featuring young musicians and established artists, each staged in venues of historical significance
FEATURES
A MASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT
Made in 1677, the Romanov Nicolffati viola is one of the makers late masterpieces. Alberto Giordano and Rudolf Hopfner investigate its turbulent history and examine how it fits into the Amati familys oeuvre
A TREASURY OF SOUND
The Royal Danish Orchestra has been adding to its collection of fine stringed instruments for centuries but there is revolution as well as evolution behind its distinctive string sound, which is unmistakable whatever the repertoire and whoever the conductor, finds Andrew Mellor
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
As the founder of Music in Vision, Kathleen Ross has built a business from supplying professional musicians for on-camera roles. Introducing instrumentalists to the world of film and TV can be challenging, but, she writes, ensuring that musicians in background parts are convincingly portrayed is well worth the effort
Into the light
Rebecca Clarkes 1923 Rhapsody for cello and piano was never publicly performed during the composers lifetime, and has only recently received proper attention in the hands of champions of British music Raphael Wallfisch and John York who makes the case for the forgotten masterpiece as its score is finally published
Like fathers, like sons
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Emile Auguste Ouchard, as well as the 40th of his son Bernard both regarded as among the 20th centurys finest bow makers. Thomas Martin, Andrew McGill, Martin Lawrence and George Martin examine the legacy of the Ouchard dynasty, particularly focusing on their double bass bows
A CONDUCTORS TALE
Music director Manfred Honeck has brought a distinctly European flavour to the Pittsburgh Symphony. Gavin Dixon spoke to him at his summer festival in Wolfegg, Germany, as he prepared to embark on a tour of Europe with his Pittsburgh forces and discovered how his time as a violist in the Vienna Philharmonic helped him to become the conductor he is today
REGULARS
DAVID STIRRAT
A close look at the work of great and unusual makers
HONORATA STALMIERSKA
A peek into lutherie workshops around the world
A phoenix from the ashes
Points of interest to violin and bow makers
BERG VIOLIN CONCERTO
ln the first of two articles, Leila Josefowicz explores ideas of feverishness, hallucinati on, death and resurrecti on in the second movement of a great 20th-century concerto
Teaching rhythm and bowing to beginners
How to inspire very young musicians to learn new cello playing skills
Reviews
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From the Archive
The pseudonymous L.H.W. gives his thoughts on teaching, in an article he might himself call profuse and extravagant in expression
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Weinbergs Violin Concerto is a work of passionate intensity, as the German violinist found even though he hadnt encountered the composer unti l eight years ago
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