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MARCH
2005
Issue
127
 Cross
Currents
The eclectic Turtle Island String Quartet meets it classical
counterpart in the Ying Quartet on an exciting new crossover project.
R.J. DeLuke gets the story.
Fan-Tastic!
Laurence Vittes
chats with cellist Felix Fan about his Muzik3 Festival and 21st-century
musical sensibilities.
Balancing Act
Dodging the occasional
sword is all in a day's work for string players in the Opera Orchestra
of New York. By Daniel Felsenfeld.
2005
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DEPARTMENTS
News & Notes
Russia restores
its reputation as a launch pad for youthful competitiors, the Amati violin-making
dynasty rules, and a venerable Los Angeles violin shop gets a new owner,
plus Bench Marks.
News
Spotlight
Madison, Wisconsin unveils a stunning new arts center. Tyrone Greive
reports.
Encore
Greg Cahill
steps out with the original mambo king, Cuban bassist, composer, and bandleader
Cachao.
MUSIC
& MUSICIANS
Play
It!
James Keough on American maverick Ruth Crawford Seeger. With
music to play.
Master
Class
Violinist Christopher Whiting makes a case for just intonation.
With music to play.
Letter
from Vienna
Leonne Lewis conducts
a tour of one of Europe's classical-music capitals.
REVIEWS
On
Record
A pair of reissues
reveals two sides of legendary cellist Pierre Fournier, Mark O'Connor's
Appalachia Waltz Trio gets a Scottish lilt, Gidon Kremer creates a musical
fantasy island, and more.
WORKBENCH
Your
instrument
Richard Ward
explains why shoulder rests can spell relief.
New Products
The new Salvatore
Accardo violin case is a sight to behold, and a digital detective keeps
tabs on valued stringed instruments. By Erin Shrader.
Cover:
Turtle Island String Quartet. Photographer: Michael Amsler
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