No. 265, May 2017

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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 ap pealing 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. Show more