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Contents VOL.134 ISSUE NO 1596 APRIL 2023 GERMAN FOCUS 28 COVER STORY Carolin Widmann 44 Baron Johann Knoop 4 THE STRAD APRIL 2023 EDITOR’S LETTER 7 CONTRIBUTORS 8 SOUNDPOST 10 FEATURES 28 36 44 50 54 56 CAROLIN WIDMANN The German violinist talks to David Kettle about her return to the concert stage and her feelings about being labelled a ‘contemporary music specialist’ THE 12 CELLISTS Made up of the cello section of the Berlin Philharmonic, the ensemble marked its 50th birthday last year. Katinka Welz talks to some of its current members BARON JOHANN KNOOP During his lifetime, the German collector owned more than 40 fine instruments, including two Stradivari quartets. Clifford Hall discovers the man behind the name LUTHERIE TIME AND LABOUR Should the price of a new instrument be determined by how long it takes to make? Benjamin Schilbach gives tips on how to calculate an hourly rate SESSION REPORT Violinists Jeremy Isaac and John Mills of the Tippett Quartet tell Jessica Duchen about the group’s latest project, a recording of all the Korngold string quartets HUMIDITY Musicians and luthiers give their thoughts on how best to combat the problems associated with different climates, in conversation with Jacqueline Vanasse www.thestrad.com
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LUTHERIE 63 In Focus 36 The 12 Cellists FRONT 12 21 22 25 26 ON THE BEAT News and analysis 12 / Premiere 16 / Competitions 18 PRODUCTS LIFE LESSONS With violinist Pierre Amoyal OPINION Rodrigo Moro Martín argues for flexibility in the double bass bow hold POSTCARD FROM BOCA RATON The Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition REGULARS 63 66 70 72 74 80 84 101 102 IN FOCUS An 1824 violin by Nicolas Lupot TRADE SECRETS A method for making and fitting purfling using fish glue MY SPACE Julia Jostes and Simon Eberl give a tour of their workshop in Lübeck, Germany MAKING MATTERS Milo Stamm gives tips on joining the wood for the top and back plates MASTERCLASS Amit Peled on the second movement of Beethoven’s Cello Sonata no.4 TECHNIQUE US bassist Rob Nairn discusses performing with gut strings on the double bass REVIEWS Concerts 84 / Recordings 88 / Books 97 FROM THE ARCHIVE A portrait of cellist Guilhermina Suggia, from April 1923 SENTIMENTAL WORK Cellist Tanja Tetzlaff chooses Lutosławski’s 1970 Cello Concerto www.thestrad.com 66 Trade Secrets TEACHING AND LEARNING 74 Masterclass 80 Technique MUSIC 84 Concerts 88 Recordings APRIL 2023 THE STRAD 5

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Contents

VOL.134 ISSUE NO

1596

APRIL 2023

GERMAN

FOCUS

28

COVER STORY Carolin Widmann

44 Baron Johann Knoop

4 THE STRAD APRIL 2023

EDITOR’S LETTER 7 CONTRIBUTORS 8 SOUNDPOST 10

FEATURES

28

36

44

50

54

56

CAROLIN WIDMANN

The German violinist talks to David Kettle about her return to the concert stage and her feelings about being labelled a ‘contemporary music specialist’

THE 12 CELLISTS

Made up of the cello section of the Berlin Philharmonic, the ensemble marked its 50th birthday last year. Katinka Welz talks to some of its current members

BARON JOHANN KNOOP

During his lifetime, the German collector owned more than 40 fine instruments, including two Stradivari quartets. Clifford Hall discovers the man behind the name

LUTHERIE TIME AND LABOUR

Should the price of a new instrument be determined by how long it takes to make? Benjamin Schilbach gives tips on how to calculate an hourly rate

SESSION REPORT

Violinists Jeremy Isaac and John Mills of the Tippett Quartet tell Jessica Duchen about the group’s latest project, a recording of all the Korngold string quartets

HUMIDITY

Musicians and luthiers give their thoughts on how best to combat the problems associated with different climates, in conversation with Jacqueline Vanasse www.thestrad.com

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