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VOL.127 ISSUE NO 1518

OCTOBER 2016

28 COVER STORY Julia Fischer and Daniel Müller-Schott

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FEATURES

JULIA FISCHER AND DANIEL MÜLLER-SCHOTT The violinist and cellist discuss their new duo recording, featuring works they have performed together for over ten years, in conversation with Pauline Harding

PELLE GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN Kronos Quartet violinist David Harrington talks to Andrew Mellor about the ensemble’s creative relationship with the Danish composer, who died in June

BUILDING A STRING CAREER Five string players in their twenties describe their experiences cultivating a professional performing career in their respective parts of the world

SESSION REPORT Fifty years after she began playing Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas, Kyung Wha Chung discusses her long-awaited recording of the works

THE STRAD CALENDAR 2017: THE ACADEMIES COLLECTION John Dilworth examines a selection of the treasures inside The Strad ’s 2017 calendar, featuring instruments from music colleges around the world www.thestrad.com