No. 258, October 2016

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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 Show more