No. 263, March 2017

Learning Italian Violinist Nicola Benedetti advocates for the richness of Baroque music as her US tour of Vivaldi with the Venice Baroque Orchestra is set to kick off By Inge Kjemtrup   Generations Ahead Composer Steve Reich’s Three Generations series will illustrate the sea change in compositional language ventured by Reich and his peers and carried forward by younger generations By Thomas May   SPECIAL FOCUS Summer Study Guide   7 Programs to Fit Your String-Playing Lifestyle Summer study programs are not one-size-fits-all. Find one that complements your own playing personality By Louise Lee   Going Global Learning style through immersion at the Global String Intensive at Berklee College of Music By Sarah Freiberg   Summer Idyll The benefits of scoring a dream residency at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute By Leah Hollingsworth   Editor’s Note   News & Notes Jan Vogler re-records the Schumann Cello Concerto with gut strings; Andrew Norman wins the 2017 Grawemeyer Award for music c