No. 244, August 2015

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The New Scheherazade Leila Josefowicz lends grit to composer John Adams’ violin concerto dedicated to strong women By Leah Hollingsworth A Modern Perspective Rachel Podger shares a few trade secrets on mastering Baroque music By Jacqueline Vanasse The Neverending Story Through trials & tribulations, the Auryn Quartet celebrates a lifetime of making music together By Karen Peterson Hands Across the Water New York Phil, the Shanghai Symphony, and Shanghai Orchestra Academy team up on a unique educational program By Louise Lee Tony’s Top 10 Practice Tips Learn to succeed in the practice room By Antonio Arnone Strings Attached The house that jazz vocalist Melissa Walker built By Karen Peterson News & Notes Cellist Sol Gabetta releases two new albums; Juilliard String Quartet announces new cellist; Lara St. John adds knight to her resume; and more; plus Milestones, and 5 minutes with violinist Gidon Kremer First Person Double bassist Barry Green on his motivation for making music Wise Words The day violinist Samuel Thompson brought Bach to victims of Hurricane Katrina Strings 101 A 5-step approach to finding the perfect grip for you; embracing scale exercises and all the progress they represent Master Class Exploring Baroque dance forms in Bach’s Solo Cello Suite; the tragic story of Lekeu’s Sonata in G major for violin & piano Practice Makes Perfect Emerson violinist Eugene Drucker offers tips on focusing on left-hand exercises Practical Musician New research shakes up practice routines Strings Trade Bonhams shutters musical instrument department; historic Amati returns to New York; Florian Leonhard opens shop in NYC; and more What’s in the Case? IVCI gold medalist Jinjoo Cho loves the dark, swirling sound of her Guarneri ‘Filius Andrea’ Your Instrument For performance or practice, there are times when you need to mute your fiddle Ask the Expert Am I hurting my violin by cleaning it? New Products Bam case L’Opéra; the NS WAV violin; and more Reviews On Record Szücs’ recording recalls Primrose, but reminds of the tragic loss of László Weiner; and more In Print Brahms dedicated the Double Concerto to two of his musician friends Show more