Don't miss the next issue, on sale 15 May (UK), which focuses on French talent, past and present. It features:

Nicholas Lupot A beautifully preserved 1808 violin, a magnificent example of the French maker's craft + FREE POSTER including drawings and measurements

Christophe Coin The French cellist talks about his latest projects

Forgotten French players We rediscover some of the violinists whose names deserve to be better known

Paris, mon amour A string lover's guide to the city of romance

The comfort of music Ruth Rogers describes her experience of playing to refugees on the Thai-Burmese border

Jose Contreras Christophe Landon compares two instruments by the Spanish maker

PLUS regular sections:

My Space Bass maker Patrick Charton shows us his wardrobe

Masterclass Glenn Dicterow on the violin part of Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherezade

In Focus A fine Peccatte bow