ANTONIO STRADIVARI ‘BOISSIER, SARASATE’ VIOLIN 1713: Roberto Jardón Rico examines one of the best-preserved of the master luthier’s instruments, formerly owned by the Spanish virtuoso Pablo Sarasate

ANALYSING THE ‘BOISSIER, SARASATE’: The Stradivari violin has recently undergone experimental modal analysis to discover how it vibrates. George Stoppani presents the results of the research

ZLATOMIR FUNG: Amanda Holloway speaks to the youngest cellist ever to win first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, to find out where he goes from here

ALL-FEMALE STRING QUARTETS: In the first of two articles, Tully Potter reports on the phenomenon of female chamber musicians forming their own ensembles in the early 20th century

SESSION REPORT: British cellist Laura van der Heijden talks to Tom Stewart about her latest album with pianist Jâms Coleman, inspired by composers’ conceptions of the moon

MAUD POWELL AND SIBELIUS: The acclaimed US violinist was the first to champion the Finnish composer’s Violin Concerto in America. Karen A. Shaffer explores their friendship