No. 309, November/December 2022

Our cover story this issue is an interview with the musically intrepid violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, who will be debuting a new work—Blue Electra, inspired by Amelia Earhart—by Michael Daugherty. This is the most recent in a long line of contemporary pieces commissioned by Meyers, who has for many years inspired and championed the work of today’s living composers. Elsewhere in this issue, you’ll find a special focus on vintage instruments and bows, and a holiday gift guide for the electric player in your life.

 Also in this issue:

• Hilary Hahn emerges from the pandemic a changed artist with Eclipse
• Sara Watkins shares one of L.A.’s best-kept secrets
• The Pacifica Quartet collaborates with clarinetist Anthony McGill
• Chamber music supergroups come together . . . and sometimes come apart
• Ensembles make the best use of their studio time

 And more . . .