Editor's letterThe road to Leonidas Kavakos’s first complete

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NEWS IN BRIEFCompetition launched to loan Lynn Harrell’s old cello

OBITUARIESROGER TAPPING British violist Roger Tapping died on

Labour of loveDanny Elfman talks about his new cello concerto

COMPETITIONSSphinx Competition, Goodmesh Concours etc

Pretty in redROSIN

TRUE COLOURSLuthiers can use Schilbach’s new Metamerism test card

HOLD ONIncluding the Product of the Month

Life lessonsFranck Chevalier

A learned crowdThe Cambridge Music Festival marked its 30th anniversary in the unusual format of two instalments during 2021. Toby Deller attended three performances during the autumn celebrations

DEEP THINKERFor Leonidas Kavakos, recording Bach’s Solo Sonatas and Partitas has been the culmination of a 30‐year artistic journey and, as the violinist tells Charlotte Smith, the works have a pertinent message for our troubled times

THE LEADING EDGEFor those ensembles willing to take the plunge, performing without a conductor can lead to a greater sense of collaboration, fulfilment and, ultimately, responsibility. Jacqueline Vanasse hears from some of the string players involved in such groups

THE JOURNEYMAN YEARSThe time spent between finishing at violin making school and striking out on your own can be critical to a luthier’s learning experience. Peter Somerford finds out what makers should expect from their first jobs in a workshop – and how they can make the most of their time

LANDSCAPE OF SHADOWSCellist Laura van der Heijden talks to Tom Stewart about the subtle, often other-worldly atmosphere inhabited by Czech and Hungarian music in her new recording with pianist Jâms Coleman

A MAKER IN THE ROUGHTuscany in the 19th century was home to numerous luthiers, some of whom were carpenters who turned their hands to instrument making. Florian Leonhard examines the career of Luigi Cavallini, a lesser-known self-taught maker whose work, while unusual in parts, displays a surprisingly high level of craftsmanship

FROM FAME to FOOTNOTEDespite his prolific output, the works of British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor have been performed relatively infrequently in the century following his death. Tatjana Goldberg explores his chamber and violin music, particularly the Violin Concerto, and his fruitful artistic partnership with pioneering US violinist Maud Powell

NIELS LARSEN WINTHER A close look at the work of great and unusual makers

Making a Parisian-eye ring Makers reveal their special techniques

MAGNUS NEDREGÅRDLUTHIER MAGNUS NEDREGÅRD

Her dark materialsPoints of interest to violin and bow makers

BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTET OP.132BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTET OP.132

MASTERCLASSI wouldn’t usually include all the fingerings I

Developing a controlled vibratoDeveloping a controlled vibrato

CONCERTSYour monthly critical round-up of performances, recordings and publications

RECORDINGSSEI SOLO BACH Sonatas and Partitas for solo

BOOKSCOURTESY DAVID L. FULTON The Fulton Collection: A

From the ARCHIVECarl Fuchs pays tribute to his friend and fellow cellist Carl Davidoff (1838–89), including a reminiscence of how he acquired his famed Stradivari cello

IN THE NEXT ISSUEGERMAN FOCUS Johannes Moser The German–Canadian cellist

JENNIFER PIKEFor the British violinist, Szymanowski’s Violin Sonata in D minor brings back fond memories of old holidays, family reunions and a three-concert marathon in 2017