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NORTH AMERICA FOCUS Contents VOL.132 ISSUE NO 1579 NOVEMBER 2021 28 COVER STORY Chad Hoopes 42 Making copies 4 THE STRAD NOVEMBER 2021 EDITOR’S LETTER 7 CONTRIBUTORS 8 SOUNDPOST 10 FEATURES 28 34 42 48 50 56 CHAD HOOPES The American violinist brings an eclectic perspective and natural enthusiasm to his performance choices. Toby Deller investigates his path to musical stardom BLACK AMERICA Why are black musicians still under-represented in the US classical music world? Pauline Harding asks string players across the country how things could change MAKING COPIES Sam Zygmuntowicz examines whether replicas of the ‘Titian’ and ‘Willemotte’ Stradivaris, and the ‘Plowden’ ‘del Gesù’, will show similar tone properties SESSION REPORT Fabio Biondi tells Rita Fernandes why his new recording of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas brings a uniquely personal interpretation to the repertoire stalwarts BAY AREA BOW MAKERS The early 20th century saw a musical boom in the area around San Francisco – and bow makers reaped the benefit. Raphael Gold examines their history SCOTTISH FOLK BAROQUE FUSION Kevin MacDonald explores the trend of combining Scots folk melodies and Italian art music, and how it grew fashionable in 18th-century drawing rooms www.thestrad.com
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LUTHERIE 63 In Focus 34 Black America FRONT 12 20 23 24 26 ON THE BEAT News and analysis 12 / Premiere 16 / 316' 329 19 PRODUCTS LIFE LESSONS With double bassist Gary Karr OPINION Julian Lloyd Webber argues against the standard repertoire choices for auditions POSTCARD FROM IDAHO The Sun Valley Music Festival hosts its 2021 edition REGULARS 63 66 70 72 74 82 86 101 102 IN FOCUS A 1926 violin by John Friedrich TRADE SECRETS Bow maker Eric Lane shows how to make a cutter for a Parisian-eye ring MY SPACE Miami-based luthier Giancarlo Arcieri MAKING MATTERS How luthiers can help musicians who have trouble playing 5ths MASTERCLASS Violist Richard O’Neill of the Takács Quartet on Brahms’s String Quartet no.3 TECHNIQUE Cellist Denis Severin gives hints and tips for practising on open strings REVIEWS Concerts 86 / Recordings 90 / Books 97 FROM THE ARCHIVE A 1911 column reveals how dealers once sought to deceive their customers SENTIMENTAL WORK Cellist Jeffrey Solow on his love for Brahms’s Symphony no.1 www.thestrad.com 66 Trade Secrets TEACHING AND LEARNING 82 Technique 74 Masterclass 5 MUSIC 86 Concerts 90 Recordings NOVEMBER 2021 THE STRAD 5

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NORTH AMERICA

FOCUS

Contents

VOL.132 ISSUE NO 1579

NOVEMBER 2021

28

COVER STORY Chad Hoopes

42 Making copies

4 THE STRAD NOVEMBER 2021

EDITOR’S LETTER 7 CONTRIBUTORS 8 SOUNDPOST 10

FEATURES

28

34

42

48

50

56

CHAD HOOPES The American violinist brings an eclectic perspective and natural enthusiasm to his performance choices. Toby Deller investigates his path to musical stardom

BLACK AMERICA Why are black musicians still under-represented in the US classical music world? Pauline Harding asks string players across the country how things could change

MAKING COPIES Sam Zygmuntowicz examines whether replicas of the ‘Titian’ and ‘Willemotte’ Stradivaris, and the ‘Plowden’ ‘del Gesù’, will show similar tone properties

SESSION REPORT Fabio Biondi tells Rita Fernandes why his new recording of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas brings a uniquely personal interpretation to the repertoire stalwarts

BAY AREA BOW MAKERS The early 20th century saw a musical boom in the area around San Francisco – and bow makers reaped the benefit. Raphael Gold examines their history

SCOTTISH FOLK BAROQUE FUSION Kevin MacDonald explores the trend of combining Scots folk melodies and Italian art music, and how it grew fashionable in 18th-century drawing rooms www.thestrad.com

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