NORTH AMERICA FOCUS
Emerson Quartet
The veteran ensemble, which formed at Juilliard almost five decades ago, is completing a final tour before disbanding
Black orchestras in the US
Violist Eliesha Nelson of the Cleveland Orchestra investigates the history of ensembles made up of all-black players
The Brothers Abell
The story of Arthur and Edward Abell, siblings who both amassed impressive collections of stringed instruments
Caroline Shaw
The US violinist and composer is the youngest ever recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music
Voirin – part two
Matt Wehling completes his comprehensive analysis of the French bow maker’s oeuvre
PLUS
In Focus
A Baroque cello by Robert Duncan, still in its original case
Session Report
The Chiaroscuro Quartet’s latest recording of Mozart