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May 2006, No. 139

Embracing the Eternal
Violinist Julia Fischer exhibits wisdom beyond her years and an affection for all things Russian By Laurence Vittes
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Rushad Eggleston
My Inner Walrus By Rushad Eggleston

Untypical Teens
Triste Sin Richard craft chamber music with a twist By Gabe Meline

Making for a Living
The next generation of stringed-instrument makers is steeped in tradition but searching for its own identity By Heather K. Scott

Music to Play
Coldplay's worldwide hit, arranged for string quartet By Eric Gorfain

Her Blue Heaven
Violinist Lesa Terry is taking alternative styles to new heights and discovering the African roots of Latin music By Paul Hormick

Suite Success
Bassist, bandleader, and composer Marcus Shelby proves that music is all around us By Tiffany Martini

News & Notes
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Returns to New Orleans. By Greg Cahill

And the Winner Is…. Mark Summer of the Turtle Island String Quartet competes against himself in the Classical Crossover Album category during the 48th annual Grammy Awards By Greg Cahill

Benchmarks. Sphinx Competition winners awarded, Malta music festival starts first season in 2007, Amedeo Modigliani Quartet wins first prize at Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Bradetich set to join Cleveland Institute of Music faculty, and more By Greg Cahill

New Auction House Opens. Auction specialists Jamie Buchanan and Peter Horner join forces to launch Brompton's Auctioneers in London By Greg Cahill

Audubon Suit Settled. Violinist David Ehrlich receives a half-million dollars for what he claimed was wrongful dismissal from the Audubon String Quartet By Greg Cahill

Golden Years. Amarillo Symphony Orchestra celebrates 80th anniversary. Orchestra member Helen Gerald has played in its first violin section for 59 consecutive years By Tiffany Martini

Digital Cache. Deutsche Grammophone will release four downloadable concerts a year of the New York Philharmonic By Greg Cahill

News Spotlight
Centennial Season. Cal Performances celebrates 100 years of groundbreaking music By Tiffany Martini

Strings 101
Walk the Line. With a few tools, bassists can spice it up with original bass lines By James Reel

Play It!
Good and Greasy. Early 20th-century Mississippi string-band tunes had a down-home feel By Adam Tanner

Master Class
Hold On Loosely. Franck's Violin Sonata in A major is a sensuous Romantic-era showpiece well worth the challenge By James Reel

A Mozart Masterwork. A viola quintet that occupies a special position among the composer's works By Edith Eisler

In Print
Power to the Players More Than Meets the Ear: How Symphony Musicians Made Labor History by Julie Ayer Struggle, strife, and triumph make for an engaging read. By James Keough

Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life. Edited and translated by Robert Spaethling By Sarah Freiberg

Fancy on a Bach Air by John Corigliano. By Sarah Freiberg

On Record
Amber Waves: The Glazer Duo Plays American Music: Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Alan Shulman (1915-2002), and Easley Blackwood (b. 1933). Robert Glazer, viola; Gilda Glazer, piano By Edith Eisler

Bach Cello Suites (complete). Truls Mork, cello By Laurence Vittes

Dream Team Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61; Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40, Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50. Maxim Vengerov, violin Vengerov and Rostropovich reunite for noble take on Beethoven concerto. By Edith Eisler

Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain…; Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher; L'Arbre des songes. Truls Mork, cello; Renaud Capucon, violin By James Reel

Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Op. 60. Berlin Philharmonic, Guy Braunstein, solo violin By Edith Eisler

Amadeus Quartet: The Cologne Years: Haydn Op. 74/1. Mozart K. 515, with Cecil Aronowitz; Beethoven Grosse Fuge, Quartet Op. 135; Schubert Quartet D. 810, Death and the Maiden. By Laurence Vittes

Jewish String Quartets. Milken Archive of American Jewish Music, Vol. 40. By Edith Eisler

Mozart: Complete Piano Trios. The Gryphon Trio: Jamie Parker, piano; Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin; Roman Borys, cello By Edith Eisler

Paganini: 24 Caprices. Soovin Kim, violin By James Reel

Alban Berg Quartet: Beethoven: Complete String Quartets. By Greg Cahill

On Stage
New Frontiers. Steven Isserlis recital shows his pioneering spirit By Edith Eisler

Your Instrument
Designer Labels. In the violin trade, what you see isn't always what you've got By Erin Shrader

Shop Visit
The Idea Man. Ned Steinberger on plugging in and integrity of design By Erin Shrader

New Products
The Freedom of Five. Gary Bartig unveils his new five-string violin By Erin Shrader

Encore
All in the Family. Molly Kate Cherryholmes shines in her tight family circle By Megan Westberg

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