NEWS IN BRIEF

Editor’s letter
September may herald the end of summer, but

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News and events from around the world this month

NEWS IN BRIEF
Julia Fischer receives Bavarian arts award bit.ly/44D2Gc2

OBITUARIES
IRENE SHARP US cellist and pedagogue Irene Sharp

PREMIERE of the MONTH
KING’S COLLEGE: The dark form of Edward King,

COMPETITIONS
Affinity Quartet Mio Imai Christian McBride AFFINITY QUARTET

NEW PRODUCTS
BASS FINGERBOARD First of its kind A new,

Life lessons
The Juilliard Quartet second violinist on the joy and value of collaboration in chamber music

Spirit of camaraderie
The tenth Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa featured not only a dizzying array of high-level music making, but also a sense of mutual support between the competitors, reports Robert Markow

The heights of viola heaven
Carlos María Solare reports from the 48th International Viola Congress, which took place in the tropical surroundings of Salaya, at the western borders of Thailand’s capital city

‘ALL IT TAKES IS ONE’
American violin virtuoso Randall Goosby may only be in his twenties, but he is already deeply committed to passing on his passion for music to the younger generation, as he tells Amanda Holloway

THE DEEP END
Billy Tobenkin, who began playing the cello aged 25, explores his own experience of learning Bach’s Prelude in G major after only a few months, and why he believes it is beneficial for adult learners to dive straight into ‘grown-up’ repertoire – offering tips on how to proceed

FIRST PRINCIPLES
When a professional luthier takes on someone new, the amount of learning needed to become a trusted employee can be overwhelming. Sarah Kluge explains her method of training an apprentice from scratch, including an essential list of dos and don’ts

BRIGHT YOUNG MINDS
Good mental health is crucial to a young musician’s development. Rita Fernandes hears from administrators, counsellors and teachers from leading music schools about what defines a successful conservatoire mental health support system

FAMILY FORTUNES
Zosimo Bergonzi, son of Carlo, was for a time the only luthier active in Cremona – but until recently the string world knew of only one instrument by him. Michel Samson tracks his career through his known works, which now number more than thirty

MARKING A MILESTONE
When Hilary Hahn decided to record Ysaÿe’s Six Solo Violin Sonatas for their centenary year, all the stars seemed to align in terms of both timing and fresh musical insights, as she tells Charlotte Gardner

WHAT’S THE BUZZ?
Finding why an instrument buzzes while playing is a task that bedevils luthiers. Dmitry Tarakanov presents a checklist for the most likely causes

FERDINANDO GARIMBERTI
IN FOCUS

Making an ebony crown
Makers reveal their special techniques

LUTHIER FLORIAN BARTSCH
LOCATION Essen, Germany

With 20 per cent extra
Points of interest to violin and bow makers

SCHUBERT STRING QUARTET IN G MAJOR, FIRST MOVEMENT
MASTERCLASS

Arriving in style
Teaching bow landings with special reference to Mozart

CONCERTS
Your monthly critical round-up of performances, recordings and publications

RECORDINGS
FONDATION GAUTIER CAPUÇON PRESENTS… CHAMINADE Piano Trio no.1

BOOKS
Chaconne Handbook I–II: A Theoretical and Practical Guide

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From the ARCHIVE
In his early life, Franz Joseph Haydn supported himself as a violinist. T. Lamb Phipson gives an account of the composer’s formative years

ELDBJØRG HEMSING
The Norwegian violinist has fond memories of hearing Bruch’s First Violin Concerto for the first time – and advice for anyone looking to play it themselves in the future