All review articles
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BlogsForm Revealed: Bruch’s Violin Concerto and the Discipline of Fire
Jiro Takahashi reflects on Bruch’s Violin Concerto no.1, following a performance by 14-year-old violinist Himari with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jaap van Zweden on 15 February
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ReviewBook review: The Invisible Force of Music: Tapping into Your Mind and Heart Potential for Performance Music
Anne Inglis reads Paulina Derbez’s book on how to achieve ’a mental, emotional and physical balance within ourselves as artists of sound’
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ReviewBook review: We Knocked Their Socks Off: The First American-Trained String Quartet (1927-1981) – The Curtis String Quartet
Tully Potter gives a robust opinion of Tim Bosworth’s account of one of the earliest American-trained string quartets, featuring Jascha Brodsky and Max Aronoff
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ReviewBook review: Made in Italy: Strings Attached – Four Seasons of an Italian Violin
Raphael Klayman reads Thomas Walter Kelley’s account of his journey to Italy to learn the history of his 1810 Ceruti violin
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ReviewBook review: The Schubert Treatment: A Story of Music and Healing
Anne Inglis gives her thoughts on cellist Claire Oppert’s book detailing her experiences of how music can transform the lives of dementia patients and autistic children
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ReviewBook review: Notes for Cellists: A Guide to the Repertoire
Lauren Wesley-Smith reads Miranda Wilson’s detailed guide to the cello repertoire
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ReviewBook review: Violin in Action Baby: Preparatory Violin Course
Mathew Lee reads Kristina Mirkovic’s method for teaching very young children, a companion volume to her ‘Violin in Action’ series
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ReviewBook review: Dragonscales: The Hero Levels: 25 Fantasy Etudes to Slay Evil
Alex Laing reviews the violin and viola versions of Nick Revel’s innovative etude series, combining practice studies with a fantasy adventure game
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ReviewBook review: Luigi Boccherini: Musica Amorosa
Robin Stowell reviews Babette Kaiserkern’s treatise on the Baroque composer’s life and works, translated into English for the first time
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ReviewConcert review: Lark, Roman and Meyer Trio
Thomas May attends their concert of Bach and music by Meyer himself at the University of Washington’s Meany Center for the Arts in Seattle on 16 October 2024
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ReviewConcert review: Star power within the Seattle Symphony
US correspondent Thomas May writes about a recent Seattle Symphony programme spotlighting the orchestra’s concertmaster and principal cellist in the Brahms Double Concerto.
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ReviewBook review: Together on Strings
Celia Cobb goes through Esther Klein and Michael Dartsch’s collection of 23 ‘German and international’ song arrangements for young string players
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ReviewBook review: The Power of Practice: How Music and Yoga Transformed the Life and Work of Yehudi Menuhin
Yung-Chiao Wei reads Kristin Wendland’s volume on the benefits of yoga for string players, focusing particularly on the regimen of Yehudi Menuhin
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ReviewBook review: Up Bow, Down Bow: A Child with Down Syndrome and His Journey to Master the Cello
Jacqueline Vanasse reads an account of teaching a child with Down’s syndrome written by his mother and principal cello teacher
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ReviewBook review: Around the World with a Violin
Laurence Vittes reads the autobiography of violinist Felix Ayo, a founder member of I Musici chamber ensemble
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ReviewBook review: The Amazing Violin Comics: Tips for practicing and mental images for learning stringed instruments
Lauren Wesley-Smith examines Lauri Hämäläinen’s innovative book giving visual tips and hints on playing the violin for students
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ReviewBook review: Violin Junior
Celia Cobb reviews Ros Stephen’s latest collection of method books aimed at younger players
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ReviewBook review: From the Stage to the Studio: How Fine Musicians Become Great Teachers
Philippa Bunting reviews the second edition of Cornelia Watkins’ and Laurie Scott’s treatise on music education
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ReviewBook review: Da Spalla: How violinists can find their unique voice and open new career opportunities in 14 days
Laurence Vittes reads luthier Dmitry Badiarov’s account of the history of the ‘arm cello’ and how he became interested in bringing them back to the modern world
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ReviewBook review: Tourte
Philip Kass reviews the long-awaited volume on the most important bow maker who ever lived
