No. 253, May 2016

The Elements of Style Young violinist Niklas Walentin is on the road to a high-octane career—via Ferrari By Inge Kjemtrup   Unknown Quantity No good music by women? An innovative chamber-music workshop challenges the myth By Inge Kjemtrup   Musical Chairs From rifleman to concertmaster, Stuart Canin looks back 90 years By Cristina Schreil   SPECIAL FOCUS A Player’s Guide to Boston   Love Story Boston audiences show unusual devotion to chamber music—even if it involves trudging through a blizzard By Gwen Krosnick   Home, Sweet Home A violinist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra relives his roots By Victor Romanul   The Early Bird Historical performance is all the rage in Beantown By Sarah Freiberg   A Fiddler’s Tale San Francisco in my heart, Boston at my fingertips By Laura Cortese   Editor’s Note   News & Notes Cypress Quartet disbands after 20 years together; cellist Maya Beiser premieres new cello concerto with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra; plus Milestones; 5 minutes with vio