No. 258, October 2016
Out of the Box
Lindsey Stirling on her ‘Brave’ new album, preparing for the rigors of touring, and the power of practice
By David Templeton
The Return of Kyung Wha Chung
Powerhouse violinist reclaims the international solo stage
By Inge Kjemtrup
Get Together
Fiddler Stuart Duncan steps nearer the spotlight, but never goes it alone
By David Templeton
SPECIAL FOCUS
Teen Strings
Keeping Score
Top video-game composers talk craft and how the young field has leveled up
By Cristina Schreil
Youth Not Wasted on the Young
Four teens on the rise discuss challenges and inspiration on their musical journeys
By Cristina Schreil
Teen Strings Word Search
Editor’s Note
News & Notes
Seattle Symphony initiative tunes in to homelessness crisis; alumni the focus as BUTI celebrates 50 years; plus Milestones; 5 minutes with violinist Geoff Nuttall; and more
First Person
For Paul Coletti, composing ‘Three Pieces for solo viola’ took painstaking work— and 38 years
First Person
Eliciting evaluations of guest conductors took a new approach—and a little culinary bribery
Curtain Call
Jazz violinist Tim Kliphuis on improvising with classical material
Tales of the Trade
Luthier Joan Balter marks four decades at the Aspen Music Festival
What’s in the Case?
Malcolm Parson, Turtle Island Quartet’s new cellist, on the strength and range of his Montagnana-model instrument
Your Instrument
Thanks to its arch, every stringed instrument is, at its core, an amplifier— and a highly effective one at that
New Products
ShortBow offers an alternative playing style; Mach One viola shoulder rest
On My Music Stand
San Francisco Symphony cellist Barbara Bogatin unearths music by Fanny Mendelssohn
My Studio
Mary Nemet on the sum of influences from teachers and inspiration from students
Rep Prep
Saint-Saëns’ classic cello piece requires confident shifting to avoid overwrought glissandi
REVIEWS
For the Record: Collectif9’s cellist Andrea Stewart on group dynamics and contemporary music. On Record: Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble continue to bend genres and redefine heartland on their seventh studio album; and more
