All cellist articles – Page 5
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ArticleCellist David Finckel on producing a wider vibrato
The wider your fingertips, the easier it is to produce a wide vibrato' Cellist David Finckel demonstrates how to produce a wider, richer vibrato. Watch Finckel's video demonstration on smooth bow changes and read his 10 habits of successful musicians. Subscribe to The Strad or download our ...
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NewsCellist Edgar Moreau receives 2015 Arthur Waser Award worth CHF 25,000
The young French musician will make his debut with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra next season
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NewsObituary: Philharmonia Orchestra founding cellist Alexander Kok
The musician was also principal cellist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra
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NewsCellist Sol Gabetta named Dresden Philharmonic artist in residence
The Argentine musician will tour with the German orchestra to the UK
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NewsSpanish cellist Pablo Ferrández receives Rheingau Music Festival award
The 24-year-old musician will be presented with his €15,000 prize in July
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ArticleCellist Mstislav Rostropovich performs Popper's Dance of the Elves
Legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich sets his fingers flying in Popper's fiendishly fast Dance of the Elves. Watch Rostropovich give a masterclass on Dvorák's Cello Concerto. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here. ...
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NewsObituary: British cellist Jennifer Ward Clarke
Born June 20 1935, the artist and teacher was a leading figure in the period instrument movement
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ArticleEight-year-old musicians of Joyous String Quartet play Smooth Criminal
The Joyous String Quartet † comprising two eight-year-old violinists a cellist and a double bassist † perform an arrangement of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal. The group have been playing together since they were four years old and have appeared on American, Chinese and Korean television.Subscribe to The Strad ...
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NewsCellist Julian Lloyd Webber appointed new Birmingham Conservatoire principal
The British artist was forced to retire from performing last year due to a neck injury
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Article2Cellos perform Hysteria by Muse
2Cellos † Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser † perform their arrangement of Hysteria by rock band Muse, filmed in a mental hospital in Pula, Croatia. Watch the duo perform their arrangement of AC/DC's Thunderstruck with fellow cellists Mischa Maisky and Giovanni Sollima at Cello Biennale Amsterdam 2014. ...
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ArticleChristopher Walken shares a Pablo Casals anecdote in the film A Late Quartet
Casals emphasised the good stuff. He encouraged. As for the rest, leave that to the morons, who judge by counting faults. 'I can be grateful,' he said, 'for one singular phrase, one transcendent moment''Christopher Walken describes a meeting with the great cellist Pablo Casals during a scene in ...
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Blogs
Virtuosity and intuition combine at Berlin's Feuermann Cello Competition
The recent Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann in the German capital was a fitting tribute to the man it was named after, writes Rebecca Schmid
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NewsCellist Denis Brott appointed Member of the Order of Canada
The musician has been recognised for his work as an instrumentalist and teacher
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ArticleCellist Bernard Greenhouse performs Song of the Birds aged 95
American cellist Bernard Greenhouse performs the Catalan 'Song of the Birds', arranged by his teacher Pablo Casals, at the age of 95. Watch Greenhouse give a masterclass on Haydn's Second Cello Concerto. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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FocusNever ignore a niggling pain, says cellist David Finckel
The former Emerson Quartet cellist on how a growing back problem led to two weeks on a friend's sofa
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NewsFormer New York Philharmonic principal cellist Laszlo Varga has died
The artist due to celebrate his 90th birthday in a few days
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NewsCellist David Watkin named Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Head of Strings
The Eroica Quartet musician is an experienced educator and scholar
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FocusDouble Acts: Cellists Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser of 2Cellos
The London-trained duo performed at the Amsterdam Cello Biennale on 24 October. Bella Clifford spoke to them about friendship, rivalry and crossing the non-classical divide.
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NewsNY Philharmonic cellist Wei Yu named Detroit Symphony section principal
The musician joins the DSO as section principal in January 2015
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BlogsRe-launching a performing career after injury
Cellist Corinne Morris writes about how she regained her playing career and a foothold in the marketplace after a five-year gap
