MARÍA DUEÑAS The 21-year-old Spanish violinist tells Tom Stewart about her journey so far, her instruments, her latest recording and how she is finding her own unique voice

THE MAKERS OF FERRARA Florian Leonhard delves into the archives to discover the history of various luthiers from the Italian city: Alessandro Mezzadri and the Marconcini family

MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE In its eight years of existence, the ensemble has brought an innovative spark to the north of England and beyond. David Kettle meets co-founder Rakhi Singh

SESSION REPORT Fabio Biondi talks to Robin Stowell about his latest recording of short works by the Swedish Baroque composer Johan Helmich Roman (1694–1758)

GEMINIANI’S SCALES The Baroque violinist’s treatise The Art of Playing on the Violin includes a section on scales. Benjamin Shute considers what it reveals about performance practice

DECORATING A BOW FROG How do bow makers create the intricate designs seen on so many 19th-century frogs? Vladimiros Sorokin-Andreou gives a step-by-step guide to his own method