Digital Download - Issue No. 264, April 2017
Culture Shock
Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble members team up with maestro Long Yu for the inaugural Youth Music Culture Guangdong
By Stephanie Powell
The Modern Romantic
David Del Tredici is among the game-changing American composers celebrating a major birthday this season
By Thomas May
The Seasons of Gidon Kremer
In the case of this formidable violin superstar, one learns to expect the unexpected
By Inge Kjemtrup
How to Talk to Your Violin Maker
By commissioning an instrument or bow, a string player enters a collaborative process that—at its best—can produce his or her musical soulmate
By Samuel Zygmuntowicz, Gregg Alf, David Folland, and Ralph Ashmead
Buying a Contemporary Instrument
Other than commissioning a violin yourself, there are three other venues where you might find your modern masterpiece
By Cristina Schreil
Tradition vs. Innovation: A Contemporary Maker’s Challenge
Violin and bow makers discuss how they balance tradition, creativity, and experimentation
By Heather K. Scott
Editor’s Note
News & Notes
Luthier David Folland on a recent Stradivari study; plus Milestones; 5 minutes with Bärenreiter editor and Saint-Saëns expert Michael Stegemann; and more
First Person
The stand-up meeting that helped the Chiara Quartet develop productive communication
Curtain Call
Violinist Philippe Quint on the purity and unpretentiousness of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7
What’s in the Case?
Violist Atar Arad on his Nicolò Amati’s human voice
Your Instrument
Discovering the system of design used to create a scroll is a complex errand—and somewhat beside the point
Rep Prep
Fauré’s masterwork ‘Elegie’ requires a tricky balancing act
Stage & Studio
Lee England Jr. connects with the crowd while playing a gig in an unconventional venue
REVIEWS
For the Record: Cellist Pieter Wispelwey on transcribing works he hopes join the standard cello repertoire. On Record: Violinist Augustin Hadelich and pianist Joyce Yang curate an album bookended with arch-Romantic sonatas, and more