No. 236, December 2014
Eyes Wide Shut
A decade after her career took flight, violinist Arabella Steinbacher still closes her eyes onstage, but never loses her way
By Inge Kjemtrup
Bound for Boston
Juilliard violist and Texas-fiddle champ David Wallace takes the reins at
Berklee’s string department
By Rory Williams
Special Focus ON THE HOLIDAY SEASON
’Tis the Season—for Mahler and Sentimental Memories
12 string players share their thoughts about their most beloved musical gifts and those elusive wish-list items
By Heather K. Scott
A Season of Giving: How to Donate an Old Violin
Want to get into the holiday spirit?
Consider a gift to a non-profit string organization
By Heather K. Scott
Playing a Jazzy Holiday Classic for string Quartet
“We Three Kings,” jazzed up for string quartet. With 10 pages of music to play
Arranged by Irene Sazer
News & Notes
Zuill Bailey shines in the Muhly-Bloch album; violin takes a backseat to the electric guitar; and more, plus 5 minutes with Diana Cohen
News Spotlight
The results of the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis underscore extraordinary measures taken to ensure fair judging
Encore
Kyung-Wha Chung performs again in London after being sidelined by injury
PLAY
Strings 101
Learning to play musically
Master Class
Recalling the inspiration behind the Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2
The curious case of the Vitali Chaconne
Practice Makes Perfect
Tracy Silverman: Keeping it clean
The curious case of the Vitali Chaconne
Teaching Strings
Science and the art of the violin
Strings Trade
Of blind-fold tests & other wonders at the 2014 Violin Society of America confab, plus results of the VSA instrument & bow-making competition
Your Instrument
Your cello is not a skateboard!
Ask the Expert
Should I opt for a self-adjusting violin or viola bridge?
What’s in the Case?
A unique Vuillaume with a noble pedigree
New Products
Pirastro wades into the deep end of violin exotica with a pair of new shoulder rests; D’Addario’s NS Micro Violin Tuner;
Otto Musica’s violin and cello cases
Reviews
Discs Markus Wagner’s tribute to composer-cellists; and more In Print An urtext that solves the problems of a popular cello transcription; and more
