No. 239, March 2015
Natural High
Janine Jansen is right at home pairing Bach with the premiere of a modern violin concerto
By Laurence Vittes
Pine’s Time
Rachel Barton Pine opens up about tackling Mozart, becoming a confident cadenza composer, and being a mom
By Whitney Phaneu
The Pablo
Pablo Casals’ 1733 Goffriller is the crown jewel of cellos
By Martin Steinberg
Special Focus on: 2015 Summer Study Guide
Rambling Around the New England Festival Scene
Or what I did on my last summer vacation
By Sarah Freiberg
Annual Summer Study Guide
Our annual summer guide to workshops, seminars, music camps & more!
News & Notes
The Knights continue to mature as a chamber-music force; Silk Road Ensemble hits the road; and more; plus Milestones, and 5 minutes with the Cypress String Quartet
News Spotlight
Remembering violinist and educator Mark Sokol, 1946–2014
Encore
Chargeaux is a violin and viola duo that’s doing it their own way
Strings 101
Getting contradictory information on bow-arm technique? Try to tap into your instincts
Master Class
The Russian teaching method: its inception, evolution, and application
Practical Musician
Beyond the urtext—successful interpretations require research and creativity
Teaching Strings
10 ways to boost your school orchestra’s musicianship
Strings Trade
Differences between auction houses and buyers blur as auctions gain popularity; Charles Beare is back in the market; new study explores the Golden Age of Neapolitan violins; and more
Your Instrument
Your humidifier might be the best friend your fiddle ever had
Ask the Expert
A cellist ponders the pros and cons of those mini-bass tuners
What’s in the Case
The soul of Danjuro Ishizaka’s 1730 ‘Feuermann’—one of Stradivari’s last cellos
New Products
Cremona ups its game in the beginner to step-up set; Krentz String Works Modulator; and more
Reviews
Discs Turtle Island delivers the goods on their latest chamber-jazz disc; and more In Print Matt Glaser’s new fiddle book melds the familiar into a new musical language; and other editions
