No. 277, May 2018

SPECIAL FOCUS: Los Angeles City Guide

City-Wide Shifts

A look at the evolution of the musical landscape in Los Angeles, and what it means for the L.A. Philharmonic

By Brian Wise

Hollywood’s Musical Golden Age

How a number of composers fleeing WWII revolutionized film scoring

By Sasha Margolis

A Personal Tour

No matter what kind of music you play or listen to, in Los Angeles, there’s a venue for you

By Eric Gorfain

The Power of Possibility

The City of Angels has limitless musical potential

By Eric Byers

Stomping Grounds

Reminiscing on a wonderful musical childhood

By Anne Akiko Meyers

Shop Stories

The histories of a few top shops

By Megan Westberg

A Spellbinding Scene

Embracing the magic of L.A.

By Nathan Cole

Connected Community

My hometown has so much to offer, I never left

By Katie Thiroux

FEATURES

An Operatic Soul

Violinist-conductor Nikolaj Znaider channels opera to record Mozart’s complete violin concertos

By Cristina Schreil

Bowing Out Gracefully

A string quartet can be like a four-way marriage fraught with peril, but ‘divorce’ can be amicable

By Greg Cahill

The Sixth Suite Problem

Finding my own solution to Bach’s 300-year-old conundrum

By Miranda Wilson

Editor’s Note

News & Notes

Sergei Dogadin wins 2018 Singapore International Violin Competition; plus Milestones; 5 Minutes with Seattle Symphony associate conductor Pablo Rus Broseta, and more

Shop Talk

Bow maker Peg Baumgartel on the joys found in finishing a bow

Tales of the Trade

Anima Nova’s carbon soundposts are making their way into the American market

Your Instrument

A stringed instrument relies on its ribs

New Products

Wood Violins’ the ‘Legend’ electric violin

Rep Prep

Mastering the irregular rhythmic passages in the first movement of the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor

Stage & Studio

How to soundproof a room so you can practice without bothering house mates and neighbors

REVIEWS

For the Record: Thomas Demenga on tackling Bach’s cello suites in one take. On Record: Rachel Barton Pine’s Elgar and Bruch concertos shine in new recording, and more.