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Weathering the storm

What is the future for violin making schools in the era of Covid-19? Tutors from around the world explain the form their courses are likely to take during the autumn term

OBITUARIES

Kenneth Goldsmith, professor of violin at Rice University’s

Sony Classical signs cellist Pablo Ferrández

Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández has signed an exclusive

YCat fnalists to receive career support packages

The UK’s Young Classical Artists Trust (YCat) has announced

NEWS IN BRIEF

Japanese violinist with cerebral palsy becomes manga

Widening appeal

A new addition to an established line of shoulder rests designed to offer more players a perfect fit

Francesca Dego

Students must be helped to find the right advice from the beginning, says the Italian violinist, who reflects on her own formative experiences

A LIGHT TOUCH

Learning to play harmonics early on has many potential benefits for beginner string players, as Naomi Yandell observes

Grande dame of the violin

Following Ida Haendel’s death at the age of 96 in July, Tully Potter surveys the career of an exceptional performer and a remarkable woman

ALL FOR ONE

When violinist Nicola Benedetti launched her Benedetti Sessions at the beginning of this year she had no idea that the mass-participation workshops for string players and teachers would be stalled by Covid-19. Undeterred, she moved the programme online, which, as she tells Peter Somerford, was no bad thing

A NEW REGISTER

Although learning Bach’s Cello Suites at pitch on the double bass has only relatively recently become commonplace, they are now featured on music college syllabuses around the world. Virtuoso bassist and conservatoire professor Leon Bosch explains how he introduces the works to his students

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER

The Cremonese luthier Giuseppe Ceruti is often overlooked in favour of his more famous son, Enrico. Duane Rosengard examines two matching double basses by Giuseppe to discover the secrets of his making style

FINAL FRONTIER

The Jerusalem Quartet’s second instalment of Bartók string quartets brings a new delicacy and clarity to these works, which are so often portrayed as brutal. Violinist Alexander Pavlovsky and violist Ori Kam discuss their approach with Tom Stewart

HEART OF THE MATTER

Schumann’s Cello Concerto is often seen as dark and

PAUL BLANCHARD

A close look at the work of great and unusual makers

Making and using a simple collar for self-centring

A useful tool for bow makers, enabling octagonal sections to be accurately centred in a three-jaw lathe chuck

@MY SPACE

A peek into lutherie workshops around the world

Thinking outside the soundbox

What effect do elements such as the bass-bar and neck heel have on an instrument’s sound quality? Jan Špidlen made an experimental violin, with a number of adjustable features, to find out

VIEUXTEMPS VIOLA SONATA OP.36

Rosalind Ventris details the virtues of this underappreciated B flat major Sonata, with all of its structural surprises and ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ twists and turns

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‘Speedrunning’

How to use a competitive video gaming approach to plan out your practice, maximise your technical efficiency and play consistently accurately on stage

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BACH Six Cello Suites

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BANG ON A CAN MARATHON 2020

From the ARCHIVE

The pseudonymous cellist and columnist ‘Ike’ observes how classical music lovers are becoming more plentiful, thanks to the wireless – even if they won’t recognise it themselves

IN THE NEXT ISSUE

The violinist is due to perform the world premiere

TASMIN LITTLE

The Brahms Violin Concerto has been at the heart of several of the Briti sh violinist’s most memorable performances