No. 265, May 2017
Wide Awake
Ron Carter on the power of the bass, and the onstage moment he’s been waiting for
By Cristina Schreil
True Colors
Composer Jennifer Higdon on her style that offers an appealing balance of the accessible and the imaginative
By Thomas May
Something Old, Something New
At 70, the Juilliard String Quartet is much older than most other American string ensembles. At the same time, it’s fresher now than ever before
By Cristina Schreil
Sweet Home Chicago
Rachel Barton Pine on her hometown, and the engaging and inclusive musical community it offers
By Rachel Barton Pine
Between the Jigs and the Reels
Fiddler Liz Carroll on the legacy of Irish fiddling in Chicago
By Liz Carroll
The Jazz Community
Chicago’s music scene prizes hustle and hard work—and never leaves a player out in the cold
By Stacy McMichael
Editor’s Note
News & Notes
Remembering Svend Asmussen; Sirena Huang wins Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition; plus Milestones, 5 Minutes with composer Anne Dudley, and more.
Letter From Behind the Screen
The 2016 Contemporary Violin Makers Exhibition hosts a blind-listening test
Curtain Call
Violinist Alexi Kenney on the breadth and scope of Bach’s Third Brandenburg Concerto
What’s in the Case?
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein describes the kindred spirit she found in her 1723 Montagnana
Tales of the Trade
Luthier David Rivinus fights injuries with unorthodox instruments
Your Instrument
Synthetic bow-hair makers on an alternative to horsehair
New Products
D’Addario’s Helicore Octave strings; Goetz & Leicht premium carbon-fiber bow; Wood Violins’ Nashville electric violin; and Bam’s Katyushka case line
Rep Prep
How to practice Max Bruch’s ‘Kol Nidrei’
Stage & Studio
Beating burnout: How to handle the rigors of a musical life
REVIEWS
For the Record: Jazz violinist Mads Tolling on reinventing some 1960s classics. Onstage: Centering on Fauré’s tumultuous year, a Manhattan Chamber Players concert demonstrates a dramatic arc. In Print: Martinu’s violin concertos are full of lyricism and vigorous chords, and more.
