SONATE

Editor’s letter
ANGELA LYONS Without question, Julian Lloyd Webber has

Contributors
ARIADNE DASKALAKIS (Technique, page 76) is the former

SOUNDPOST
Letters, emails, online comments

Seeing the wood for the trees
News and events from around the world this month

NEWS IN BRIEF
Petition launched for plaque to violinist George Bridgetower

OBITUARIES
MARK LUBOTSKY Russian violinist and tutor Mark Lubotsky

Uncertainty principle
Music for strings and saxophone that reflects a change in mood

COMPETITIONS
Simon David Eberle PHOTO URSULA KLEPPER. O’NEILL 1 German

An early start
CELLO STRINGS

SAFE AND SECURE
BRIDGE HOLDER 

COLOUR UP
VIOLIN CASE

Life lessons
Henning Kraggerud

A GLITTERING CAREER
In celebration of his 70th birthday last month, British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber shares with Julian Haylock memories of a long and fulfilling professional life – and also looks forward to returning to the stage as a conductor

TRACING THE TRUTH
What cello moulds were used in the Stradivari workshop? The question has long gone unanswered, despite the number of artefacts – and even intact moulds – that survive. Philip Ihle examines 17 of the cellos made before 1700 to find out how many moulds may have been used before the mighty ‘B form’ came into play

ON THE TRAIL OF A TRIO
The discovery of part of an autograph manuscript for Ysaÿe’s little-known Second String Trio op.34 hidden in a folder on his computer led violinist Nandor Szederkényi eventually to produce a performing edition. Here he shares details of the painstaking process

AN YSAŸE ANECDOTE
Ysaÿe: ‘captivating from start to finish’ Ysaÿe was

PLAYING THE HERO
Violinist Boris Begelman’s new recording represents a small fraction of the hundreds of violin concertos Vivaldi wrote during his lifetime – but people miss the point when they assume the composer’s prolific output equates to works of lesser quality, he tells Tom Stewart

The cream of Crema
The city of Crema has a unique violin making tradition, and Azzo Rovescalli was its most prominent maker in the 20th century – even though it never made him rich. Lorenzo Frignani and Vittorio Formaggia examine his life and work, along with the instruments of his sons

Time to shine
Throughout much of the last century, technically showy encores by Paganini and Kreisler were standard fare for violinists, but in recent years players have moved away from the established virtuoso works to embrace everything from solo Bach to folk tunes and contemporary commissions. Charlotte Gardner talks to top players about their encore choices

ANTONIO GRAGNANI
Lutherie

Gluing the linings with counterforms and springs
Lutherie  Makers reveal their special techniques

JOHAN COLLARD
Lutherie

A cautionary tale for our times
Lutherie  Points of interest to violin and bow makers

CHOPIN CELLO SONATA IN G MINOR OP.65
Teaching & Playing

SONATE

Early music articulation for modern instrumentalists
TECHNIQUE

New York
Violin and bass duo big dog little dog

Live streams
JUPITER QUARTET

RECORDINGS
BEETHOVEN ‘Triple’ Concerto op.56; Piano Trio op.36 (Symphony

BOOKS
The Piedmontese Violin Makers in the 17th and

From the ARCHIVE
FROM THE STRAD  MAY  1901  VOL.12 NO.133

IN THE NEXT ISSUE
Bomsori Kim The South Korean violinist talks

FRANÇOIS RABBATH
Performing Bach’s Cello Suites on the double bass was unheard of when the 90-year-old bassist was starting out – but now they’re almost considered standard repertoire

CHECKLIST
Questions to help you find the right course and to prepare you for life as a student

INSPIRED TO SUCCEED
Find out where you can study with some of the string world’s most in-demand pedagogues

COURSE LISTINGS
ARGENTINA Taller Escuela de Música y Artes (TEMA),