Many of the world’s greatest violinists beat a path to Samuel Zygmuntowicz’s Brooklyn workshop By Bruce Hodges Walking down a quiet, leaf-strewn block in Brooklyn, few people might guess that the upstairs of a charming, red-brick-faced row house is the…
Matt Haimovitz’s new Beethoven set launches affiliation with Dutch label By Laurence Vittes Even for pioneering cellist Matt Haimovitz, recording Beethoven’s complete music for cello and piano on period instruments was an audacious step. There were musicological depths to be…
Swedish cellist and educator Frans Helmerson has a quiet dignity about him. His playing, his teaching, and his conversation radiate refinement, calmness, and gentleness.
A copy of a fine stringed instrument remains a passionate and practical choice for many musicians By Richard Ward In 2007, Bonnie Hampton, who has taught cello at the San Francisco Conservatory and Juilliard, had David Wiebe make a copy…
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Player An active soloist and chamber musician based in New York, Stefan Jackiw is a graduate of Harvard and the New England Conservatory, and a 2002 recipient of an Avery Fisher career grant. Instrument 1704 Vincenzo Rugeri violin, with…
New FAA rules remove mystery for musicians and airlines By Greg Olwell Airline travel can make people want to pull out their hair even under the best of circumstances, but it can be nothing less than traumatizing for musicians afraid of…
With a little shopping and research, savvy bow shoppers can find great bargains from contemporary makers By Richard Ward Looking for a great bow? Thinking about buying a vintage bow by one of the great French makers of the late…
Though built for stability, some carbon-fiber bows warp. Why is that? By Jeff Van Fossen Q: How long does the proper camber last on a carbon-fiber bow? If the bow loses this camber, can it be re-cambered? —Paul Peterson Bow maker…
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Lisa Batiashvili is promoting Escaich concerto for violin and oboe By Laurence Vittes These days, among the array of young soloists clamoring for public attention, an increasing number of superstars, like violinist Lisa Batiashvili, are making a priority of finding…
The practice of scales, arpeggios, and double-stops is integral to building a solid foundation About the Player: Jessica Bodner is the violist with the Grammy-winning Parker Quartet, which received both its undergraduate and graduate training at the New England Conservatory…