All cello articles – Page 19
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ArticleCellists Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber perform Piazzolla
Julian Lloyd Webber and his wife Jiaxin play The Little Beggar Boy by Piazzolla with pianist Pam Chowhan in 2013.The performance feature's Lloyd Webber's 'Barjansky' Stradivarius cello, which the artist is now to sell following his retirement from performing.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as ...
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BlogsReturning to my cello: how I built my career, by Jo Quail
The British musician talks frankly about rediscovering her love for the cello following a seven-year hiatus and gives tips on building a performing portfolio
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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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FocusCellomania: Amsterdam’s Fifth Cello Biennale
With appearances from Mischa Maisky, Gary Hoffman, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Anner Bylsma and 2Cellos, this year's event was not to be missed, writes Heather Kurzbauer
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ArticleCellist Kevin Fox performs Katy Perry's Roar alongside a live tiger
I don't think there's anything that can prepare you for the size of a full-size tiger'Canadian cellist Kevin Fox performs pop star Katy Perry's 'Roar' using a looping pedal board while sitting next to a live tiger.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of ...
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ArticleSteven Isserlis on period instruments and his Stradivarius cello
I have always said that playing on an authentic or period instrument is like acting Shakespeare with original pronunciation. It will makes some things simpler and clearer'Steven Isserlis talks about his love of period instruments and his Stradivarius cello ahead of performances with the Academy of Ancient Music ...
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FocusHow to master staccato bowing, by cellist Xavier Phillips
The French cello soloist and chamber musician explains how, with practice and patience, the challenges of staccato playing can be overcome
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NewsFrench cellist Aurélien Pascal wins Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann
The 19-year-old artist receives €15,000 and concert opportunities
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ArticleKlengel's twelve-part Hymnus † performed by twelve Johannes Mosers
German cellist Johannes Moser performs all twelve parts of Julius Klengel's Hymnus for 12 Cellos, op.57 † cleverly edited together to produce a sumptuous sound in a recording and accompanying video by BR Klassik.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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ArticleSydney Symphony cello masterclass † Beethoven Symphony no.5
Imagine instead of playing a closed vowel - like 'ee' - playing an open vowel like 'ah'. We don't want to have the feeling in an orchestra that someone is playing an electric guitar'Umberto Clerici, principal cello of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, gives an orchestral audition masterclass on ...
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ArticleNatalie Clein performs and discusses Elgar's Cello Concerto
We're very lucky as cellists. We don't have as many concertos as violinists or pianists, but when a number of composers decided to write for us, they poured their heart out and wrote some of their best works'Natalie Clein discusses and performs Elgar's Cello Concerto with the South ...
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ArticleCellist Natalie Clein performs Bach
I feel in the back of my mouth that I have been speaking after I have performed Bach. There is a conversational element to his music, which taps into the language part of the brain'Natalie Clein plays an excerpt from Bach's Cello Suite in G major BWV1007 and ...
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ArticleHaydn's Cello Concerto no.1 arranged for seven cellos
Cellist Amit Peled and his Peabody Institute students perform Haydn's Cello Concerto no.1 in C major in an arrangement for solo cello and six-cello accompaniment by Douglas Moore.Read Peled's blog on 'How I came to play Pablo Casals’s 1733 Goffriller cello'.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...
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FocusThere's more to making a good sound than bowing parallel to the bridge
In our July 2006 issue, cellist Gerhard Mantel writes that there's more to good tone production than keeping the bow parallel to the bridge
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NewsLufthansa airline loses cello, says musician
Lachezar Kostov was forced to perform several concerts on borrowed instruments before being reunited with his cello
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NewsCellists can be adrenaline 'thrivers' or 'crumplers', finds study
Explore more Featured Stories like this in The Strad Playing Hub A new study into cellists’ behaviour has identified two different reactions to performing on stage. Researchers at the University of Birmingham found that the musicians could be categorised as either ‘thrivers’ or ‘crumplers’ when placed in a performance ...
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NewsAdrian Brendel appointed Nash Ensemble cellist
UK cellist Adrian Brendel has been appointed as a member of the Nash Ensemble. His first performance with the chamber music group will take place on 18 October at London's Wigmore Hall. The concert will mark the start of the ensemble's 50th anniversary season. Born in 1976, ...
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ArticleThe 'violoncelle des tranchées'
In the August 2014 issue, The Strad reports on how string players in the trenches of the First World War kept up their playing by creating makeshift instruments. Made from packing crates or cases for gas masks and ammunition, the instruments were often described as 'friends' and 'comrades' ...
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Article100 stringed instruments stolen from a property in Bremen, Germany
The collection, worth €150,000, includes violins, violas, cellos and viols by such luthiers as Leopold Widhalm, Emile Laurent and Emile Germain
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FocusGerman cellist Maria Kliegel on her mission to meet Nelson Mandela
She tells Naomi Sadler why she spent two years on a quest to present the late former South African president with a musical homage