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OCTOBER
2003
Issue
113
Got
Tone?
Writer
Sarah Freiberg gets sound advice from Jaime Laredo, Ida
Kavafian, and others on improving your tone production.
Pioneer
Spirit
America's formost female
conductor, Marin Alsop, talks to James Reel about violins,
her approach on the podium, and breaking the gender barrier.
Orchestral
Maneuvers
Ten (or so) things you
should know about auditions. Lois Sabo-Skelton reports
from Indianapolis.
SPECIAL
SECTION:
Instrument and Bow Making
Made
in China
By some estimates, Chinese
luthiers have cornered 50 to 80 percent of the trade in student-level
stringed instruments sold in the United States. Kevin McKeough
reports on this burgeoning business and answers a few questions
for baffled domestic consumers.
Fetching
the Stick
Thinking about commissioning
a bow from a contemporary maker? David Templeton offers
a few tips for those in the market for a custom-made stick.
The
Luthier and the Prince
Only one luthier can
lay claim to recreating Renaissance-era instruments from ancient
frescoes and supplying fiddles for the Japanese royal family.
Patricia Kaden profiles master violin maker Takashi Ishii.
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DEPARTMENTS
News & Notes
Jazz bassist Ron Carter's lost
Nonet recordings, and much more, plus Benchmarks.
Encore
"Mama's Fiddle" by
Amy Biancolli.
MUSIC
& MUSICIANS
Practical
Musician
Make stage fright work for you.
Strings
101
Tom Heimberg sizes up the dimensions of young string students'
instrument needs.
Master Class
Suzy Rothfield Thompson offers tips on Cajun intonation. With music
to play.
Play It!
Kenneth Carpenter visits Fred Katz, the father of jazz cello. Paul
Anastasio on the Paganini of the Mexican Hot Lands. With music to
play.
Letter
from London
Inge
Kjemtrup checks
out a quartet competition.
REVIEWS
On
Record
Jordi Savall returns
to French Baroque music, plus lots of other new CDs.
In Print
New book highlights violinist Louis Kaufman's screen reomance, plus reviews
of new editions.
On Stage
Heaven in New Hampshire; plus premieres by Ittai Shapira and Kermit Moore.
WORKBENCH
Your Instrument
Patrick Sullivan
asks top makers: Are heavy-duty solo setups becoming the norm?
Shop Visit
An American luthier in Cremona:
Francis Kuttner finds a home away from home.
Auction Highlights
Summer sales sizzle. Heather
K. Scott reports.
New Products
A digital security system,
and more.
Cover:
Jaime Laredo, © 2003 Garrison Beau Scott,
www.garrisonbeauscott.com
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