No. 257, September 2016

Bonds of Friendship For his latest release, Joshua Bell joins with longtime musical partners Steven Isserlis and Jeremy Denk to rediscover Brahms and unearth a Schumann rarity By Thomas May   Strad Discovery The many similarities with another example exhibited at the Chi Mei Museum in Taiwan provide unprecedented evidence of Stradivari’s case production in series By Dimitri Musafia   To a Cello Legend, with Love The second International Piatigorsky Cello Festival delivers all-star talent and a celebration of all things cello By Stephanie Powell   SPECIAL FOCUS College & Conservatory   Musical Merger Students excited and concerned as two Boston music schools join forces By Patrick Sullivan   Pathfinder Choosing the best college music program for you By Cristina Schreil   There’s an App for That 5 apps for the college or conservatory string student By Louise Lee   Editor’s Note   News & Notes Klein Competition won by a bassist for the first time; the Kepler Quartet finishes recor