August

We talk to early music giant Jordi Savall and examine the evolution of French violins in the 18th century. There’s an interview with violist–composer Brett Dean and a look at how Bach’s genius as an organist informed his Cello Suites. Plus a Grieg Masterclass with Esther Yoo, and Alban Gerhardt’s Session Report.

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August 2026: Editor’s welcome and contents

The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the August issue, which features the legendary Catalan viola da gamba player and conductor Jordi Savall

Jordi Savall: connections beyond words

The Catalan gambist and conductor Jordi Savall speaks with Michael White about his six decades of music making, the ideals that have guided his work and the future of the early music world he helped to shape

Changing of the guard: French transitional period – part one

The ‘transitional period’ in French lutherie usually refers to the period of change from the Baroque bow to the Tourte model. In the first of two articles, Florent Boyer illustrates how violin making also underwent a seismic shift through the 18th century and into the 19th

Postcard from California: Ojai Music Festival

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s California homecoming created a dialogue between European modernism and American experiment, as Thomas May discovered