No. 249, January 2016

No. 249, January 2016

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A Young Person’s Guide to the Solo Stage

Concert violinist Christian Tetzlaff’s advice to young musicians: ‘Stay away from what the violin offers easily’

By Jacqueline Vanasse

 

Rise and Shine

Fiddler Andrea Zonn’s sophomore album explores her writing and is full of all-star cameos

By Bob Doerschuk

 

Theory of Relativity

Cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton’s multimedia performances reveal an eclectic worldview, and a sense of nuance courtesy of Rostropovich

By Martin Steinberg

 

Undercover: What’s in Your Instrument Case?

Readers share their case essentials

 

Crowdsource: Do You Use Different Rosins for Different Situations?

Readers chime in on how different rosins help them play their best

 

Experiment: Open Up Possibilities with New Strings

The tone and feel of a string is highly personal, so it pays to keep an open mind in your search for new possibilities

 

News & Notes

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra announces Isaac Stern Violin Competition; Juilliard School to open campus in China; and more; plus Milestones, and 5 minutes with cellist Jacob Shaw

 

News Spotlight

Violinist Quinton Morris produces short film on virtuoso Joseph Bologne 20 First Person An impromptu performance in a chapel channels anguish of past and present, and redemption

 

Wise Words

Violinist James Ehnes on his approach to performance

 

Holiday Gift-Guide Directory

 

Strings 101

6 ways to improve your détaché bow stroke; How the oldest debates in music education seek the same end—deep musical learning

 

Master Class

10 tips on learning the cello, exploring technique, and developing musicality

 

Master Class

Schubert’s String Quintet in C major, D. 956, stretched the harmonic language of the early-middle 19th century

 

Practice Makes Perfect

Cellist Astrid Schween maintains a balance with left-hand exercises

 

Teaching Strings

Stoking intrinsic motivation in a teenager can be tough, but science is here to help

 

Strings Trade

1732 Strad donated to Rachel Barton Pine Foundation; winners of the Violin Makers Association of Arizona International announced; and more

 

What’s in the Case?

A powerful 1769 Juan Guillami cello inspires Rachel Mercer to channel her own voice

 

Your Instrument

Much like their role in music, violas are diverse and non-standardized, and that’s a good thing

 

Ask the Expert

The story behind the plaster casts you might see at your violin shop

 

Reviews

On Record: Crossing genres and decades, Christian Howes weaves a patriotic tapestry, and more. In Print: Technique, structure, and theories are examined in ‘Cello Practice, Cello Performance,’ and more.


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