All Raphael-Wallfisch articles
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GalleryFermata Festival Gallery
When the UK went into lockdown in March 2020, and artists across the country found themselves suddenly looking at an empty work diary, many took on other jobs, from delivery driving to brick-laying, to make ends meet. A sizeable number of classical musicians searched for a new outlet for their ...
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ArticleHow a forgotten chamber masterpiece finally saw the light
A powerfully expressive chamber work by one of the most important British composers of the interwar years failed to make it into print – but why? As Rebecca Clarke’s 1923 Rhapsody for cello and piano is published for the first time, John York, who recorded the piece with cellist Raphael ...
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ReviewHagai Shaham, Raphael Wallfisch, Arnon Erez: Beethoven
Three composers seen through a glittering Nordic prism
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Premium ❘ FeatureSurvival tips for touring musicians
International tours bring a wealth of opportunities for discovering new cultures and audiences – along with less pleasant experiences such as jet lag and homesickness. Sarah Mnatzaganian asks string players for their travel tips
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BlogsRaphael Wallfisch: Bloch vs Clarke, in concert
100 years after the composers came head to head in a competition, Wigmore Hall audiences are getting a chance to judge for themselves this week
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Premium ❘ FeatureA Human Heart
To mark the centenary of the completion and premiere of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, cellist Raphael Wallfisch reflects upon the period and circumstances surrounding the work’s creation and subsequent life
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Premium ❘ FeatureRaphael Wallfisch on finding the right cello position
The British artist tells Laurinel Owen why he plays with a long endpin and its effect on technique and sound production
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ReviewRaphael Wallfisch, John York: Brahms Cello Sonatas
A duo of nearly four decades’ standing celebrates with Brahms
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ReviewRaphael Wallfisch: Goldschmidt and Reizenstein
An eloquent reading of concertos by exiled Jewish composers
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Focus10 views on the benefits of slow practice
Debate on how best to harness slow practice from The Strad Archive
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FocusIn my opinion, the Finzi Cello Concerto outshines the Elgar
British cellist Raphael Wallfisch explains why the Finzi concerto is a piece close to his heart – and why he continues to champion it to orchestras around the world
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FocusCello journey: the best recordings of Ernest Bloch's Schelomo
Intended to be played as a seamless integrated whole, with an equality between the cellist and the orchestra, rather than as a concertante piece, Bloch’s Hebraic rhapsody Schelomo has been recorded by many cellists in numerous ways – and it seems that there is something special about almost all ...
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VideoAn Afternoon with Gregor Piatigorsky
Made not long before Piatigorsky’s death in 1976, this short film features him musing on life and music, and includes Raphael Wallfisch in his early twenties taking a lesson, as well as a close look at the 1714 ‘Batta’ Stradivari (now known as the ’Batta-Piatigorsky’). Filmed around the family home ...
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ReviewBrahms: Complete Piano Trios; ‘Double’ Concerto in A minor op.102
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Brahms’s three piano trios and the concerto for the same soloists Musicians: Hagai Shaham (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Arnon Erez (piano) Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie/Daniel Raiskin Composer: Brahms Catalogue ...
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FocusToday's string players forget they are telling a story, says cellist Raphael Wallfisch
Pauline Harding investigates why singers and instrumentalists can benefit hugely from listening to and working with each other
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ReviewJoubert: Concerto in Two Movements op.171. R. Simpson: Cello Concerto. C. Wright: Cello Concerto
The Strad Issue: July 2015Description: Modern concertos played by a contemporary cello championMusicians: Raphael Wallfisch (cello) BBC National Orchestra of Wales/William BoughtonComposer: Joubert, R. Simpson, C. WrightNo living cellist has done more to promote the British cello concerto than Raphael Wallfisch. This disc represents just a fraction ...
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ArticleA day in the life of cellist Raphael Wallfisch — a son's birthday tribute
A 60th birthday tribute to cellist Raphael Wallfisch by his son — Simon Wallfisch recounts his childhood memories of his father's relentless daily practice schedule to great comic effect. Recorded in the Bechstein room of London's Wigmore Hall in June 2013.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...
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ArticleRózsa: Cello Concerto op.32, Sinfonia concertante op.29
The Strad Issue: January 2006Musicians: Philippe Graffin (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) BBC Concert Orchestra/Barry WordsworthComposer: RózsaFor all his success as a film composer (he won three Academy Awards), Miklós Rózsa throughout his long life set great store by his ‘serious’ music. Although trained at the prestigious Leipzig ...