No. 251, March 2016
The Glory of It All
Intrepid prodigy turned mature artist, Caroline Goulding on a new album and change in scenery
By Cristina Schreil
Richard Greene: The Innovator
After a devastating illness, the creator of the chop builds a new life outside of music
By David Templeton
SPECIAL FOCUS Summer Study
The Big Leagues
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra offers amateur musicians a chance to play with the pros
By Yuval Boger
A Safe Zone
Alasdair Fraser's Valley of the Moon Scottish fiddling camp focuses on teaching music by ear
By Stephanie Powell
Strings Annual Summer-Study Directory
Editor's Note
News & Notes
Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen wins 2016 Grawemeyer Award for music composition; fiddle duo 10 String Symphony celebrates No. 3 on Billboard; plus Milestones; 5 minutes with violinist Sergey Khachatryan; and more
Wise Words
Anne-Sophie Mutter on Carnegie Hall's legacy
Strings 101
How to master the chop: add a percussive technique to your bowing toolbox
Master Class
Elgar's recording of his cello concerto with Beatrice Harrison reveals the music in striking detail
Strings Trade
Remembering innovator Norman Pickering (1916-2015); Brompton's online-only auction results; VSA convention and competition dates announced; and more
What's in the Case?
This circa 1760 Landolfi violin lets Arnaud Sussmann focus on the music, not the instrument
New Products
A trio of new strings from Thomastik-Infeld, and more
Reviews
On Record: The roots of Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring,' and more. In Print: Inside the F-A-E Sonata written by Brahms, Schumann, and Dietrich, and more.
