No. 268, August 2017

Star Power The All-Star Orchestra shines in a new season By Cristina Schreil   The Eye of the Beholder Imperfection may just be the thing that separates true art from imitation By James N. McKean   Fire and Ice Cellist Seth Parker Woods on his influences and inspiration, and the trajectory of his artistic adventure By Thomas May   Nordic Tracks Nils Økland explores the many voices of his Hardanger fiddle By Bob Doerschuk   Play It Again, Viola. And Again. On orchestra excerpts and the unconditional love of music By Atar Arad   The Impossible Dream Tackling the everyday struggle of teaching intonation By Robert Gillespie   Finding the Right Balance Producing transcendent musical moments—and the need to keep track of my students’ thumbs By Karine Georgian   Constant Evolution On the development of my teaching approach to the opening of the Sibelius Concerto By Almita Vamos   Editor’s Note   News & Notes Researchers find contemporary violins project better than Strads; Sphinx awards m