No. 273, January 2018

School of Thought Violinist Johnny Gandelsman records Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for the first time By Brian Wise   Notes from the Ultimate Showman Augustin Hadelich examines Paganini’s music and mystique By Cristina Schreil   Perfect Fifths: One Choice Among Many A few thoughts on tuning your viola (violinists and cellists invited) By Atar Arad   The Traveling Patriarch The roving life of violin maker Vincenzo Panormo reflected the turbulence of his times By Philip J. Kass   The Panormo Legacy Vincenzo’s effect on the trade in Paris and London, the craft he passed on to his children, and how Panormos fare in the modern market By Philip J. Kass   Style Guide Identifying some general characteristics of each of the Panormo violin makers’ workmanship  By Philip J. Kass   Editor’s Note   News & Notes Seattle Symphony announces Thomas Dausgaard as its next music director; Yo-Yo Ma steps down as artistic director of Silkroad; plus Milestones; 5 Minutes with...fiddler Glen Alexander, and