No. 244, August 2015
The New Scheherazade
Leila Josefowicz lends grit to composer John Adams’ violin concerto dedicated to strong women
By Leah Hollingsworth
A Modern Perspective
Rachel Podger shares a few trade secrets on mastering Baroque music
By Jacqueline Vanasse
The Neverending Story
Through trials & tribulations, the Auryn Quartet celebrates a lifetime of making music together
By Karen Peterson
Hands Across the Water
New York Phil, the Shanghai Symphony, and Shanghai Orchestra Academy team up on a unique educational program
By Louise Lee
Tony’s Top 10 Practice Tips
Learn to succeed in the practice room
By Antonio Arnone
Strings Attached
The house that jazz vocalist Melissa Walker built
By Karen Peterson
News & Notes
Cellist Sol Gabetta releases two new albums; Juilliard String Quartet announces new cellist; Lara St. John adds knight to her resume; and more; plus Milestones, and 5 minutes with violinist Gidon Kremer
First Person
Double bassist Barry Green on his motivation for making music
Wise Words
The day violinist Samuel Thompson brought Bach to victims of Hurricane Katrina
Strings 101
A 5-step approach to finding the perfect grip for you; embracing scale exercises and all the progress they represent
Master Class
Exploring Baroque dance forms in Bach’s Solo Cello Suite; the tragic story of Lekeu’s Sonata in G major for violin & piano
Practice Makes Perfect
Emerson violinist Eugene Drucker offers tips on focusing on left-hand exercises
Practical Musician
New research shakes up practice routines
Strings Trade
Bonhams shutters musical instrument department; historic Amati returns to New York; Florian Leonhard opens shop in NYC; and more
What’s in the Case?
IVCI gold medalist Jinjoo Cho loves the dark, swirling sound of her Guarneri ‘Filius Andrea’
Your Instrument
For performance or practice, there are times when you need to mute your fiddle
Ask the Expert
Am I hurting my violin by cleaning it?
New Products
Bam case L’Opéra; the NS WAV violin; and more
Reviews
On Record Szücs’ recording recalls Primrose, but reminds of the tragic loss of László Weiner; and more In Print Brahms dedicated the Double Concerto to two of his musician friends
