All cello articles – Page 8
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VideoThe Cellist Sol Gabetta – DW Documentary
Argentinean cellist Sol Gabetta is the subject of this English-language documentary. Filmed around 2012, it follows Gabetta through rehearsals and performances, featuring works by Elgar, Schumann, Shostakovich, Bloch, Vivaldi and Schubert, and culminating in the preparations for the premiere of Peteris Vasks’ cello concerto Presence.
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Rustem Khamidullin wins second Benyamin Sönmez Cello Competition
Russian wins competition in Fethiye, Turkey, named in honour of brilliant Turkish cellist who died aged 28 in 2011
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Zoë Keating reunited with cello after over 24 hours of it lost in airport luggage system
Drama plays out on Twitter for innovative cellist, travelling to London from Düsseldorf for Kings Place concert
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From The Strad Calendar 2018: Giuseppe Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ cello, c.1710
Based in Cremona, the Friends of Stradivari network brings together instruments owned by collectors and stringed-instrument enthusiasts from around the world. The Strad Calendar 2018 celebrates twelve of these treasures, starting in January with this cello. Text by John Dilworth
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The Strad October 2017 issue is out now
Frank Peter Zimmermann, Antoine Tamestit and Christian Poltéra on learning to work as one in the Trio Zimmermann
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Alexander Hersh plays Giovanni Sollima's Lamentatio for solo cello
In this video, New England Conservatory educated Alexander Hersh plays Giovanni Sollima’s 1998 work Lamentatio. Hersh won the cello category of the 2017 New York International Artists Competition and will be performing Lamentatio at the competition winners’ showcase on 24 September at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. ...
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From the archive: the 'Duport' Stradivarius cello played by Rostropovich
These photos were published in the October 1988 issue of The Strad in an article by Edward Sainati about 19th-century French cellist August Franchomme
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An 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 ...
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From the Archive: the 1730 'De Munck-Feuermann' Stradivarius cello
This photograph was published in the April 1988 issue of The Strad. The following text is extracted from the accompanying article:
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Bachianas Brasileiras no.1, Villa-Lobos, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Truls Mørk and cellists of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra perform the piece that defined the Brazilian Cello Ensemble tradition. The August 2017 issue of The Strad features an article by Lars Hoefs, leader of the Unicamp Cello Ensemble in São Paulo, on Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras no.1 and its ...
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Cellist Steven Isserlis to receive €25,000 award in Germany
British cellist Steven Isserlis has been named as the winner of the 2017 Glashütte Original MusicFestivalAward. Worth €25,000, the award will be presented at the Dresden Music Festival on 23 May, when Isserlis will perform Prokofiev's Cello Concerto in E minor with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under ...
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Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos - no.1 in A minor op.33, no.2 in D minor op.119; Suite for cello and orchestra op.16; Allegro appassionato op.43
The Strad Issue: March 2017 Description: A forgotten cellist's Saint-Saëns finally makes it on to CD Musicians: Christine Walevska (cello) Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra/Eliahu Inbal Composer: Saint-Saëns Catalogue number: DECCA ELOQUENCE 482 2033 Born in Los Angeles in 1948, Christine Walevska ...
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Beethoven: Complete Sonatas and Variations for cello and piano
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: March 2017 Description: Kirshbaum picks Romantic Beethoven for his 70th-birthday celebration Musicians: Ralph Kirshbaum (cello), Shai Wosner (piano) Composer: Beethoven Catalogue number: ONYX 4178 (2 CDs) These discs were recorded in London’s Wigmore Hall ...
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Rostropovich Encores - music by Chopin, Debussy, Popper, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Rostropovich, Scriabin, Sinding and Stravinsky
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: March 2017 Description: Gerhardt emulates the great Slava but finds his own personal intimacy Musicians: Alban Gerhardt (cello) Markus Becker (piano) Composer: Chopin, Debussy, Popper, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Rostropovich, Scriabin, Sinding and Stravinsky Catalogue number: ...
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Britten: Three Suites for Solo Cello
The Strad Issue: February 2017 Description: Viersen offers thoughtful and integrated performances of the three suites Musicians: Quirine Viersen (cello) Composer: Benjamin Britten Catalogue number: GLOBE GLO 5259 In a candid booklet interview, the Dutch cellist Quirine Viersen speaks of her ...
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Brahms: Cello Sonata no.2 in F major; Violin Sonata no.2 in A major op.100 (arr.Wispelwey), Schubert: Violin Sonata in A major D574 (arr.Wispelwey)
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: February 2017 Description: Wispelwey adopts and adapts Brahms and Schubert for the cello Musicians: Pieter Wispelwey (cello) Paolo Giacometti (piano) Composer: Brahms, Schubert Catalogue number: EVIL PENGUIN EPRC 0022 Assigning works written for one ...
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Cello Rising: from Degli Antonii to Boccherini - Antonii: Ricercata decimal; Boismortier: Sonata II in G major; Boccherini: Sonatas in B flat major G8, in A major G4; D. Gabrielli: Sonata in G major;
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Expressive explorations of early repertoire for cello Musicians: Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (cello), Björn Gäfvert (harpsichord), Karl Nyhlin (guitar) Composer: Antonio, Boismortier, Boccherini, Gabrielli, Galli, Telemann Catalogue number: ...
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Mozart: Piano Trio in B flat major K502; E major K542; G major K564
The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: Joyful period performances of three of Mozart’s piano trios Musicians: Rautio Piano Trio Composer: Mozart Catalogue number: RESONUS RES 10168 In a booklet note to this ...
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Common cello problems
You wouldn't be hiding a dead body in there would you...' Juilliard School students Esther Yang and Rachel Yin produce a series of fun skits, featuring cellist Nathan Chan, focusing on common problems faced by cellists - from slipping endpins to the monotony of Pachelbel's Canon. Watch: ...
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Yo-Yo Ma performs 'Song of the Birds' as BBC Proms encore
Yo-Yo Ma performs the Catalan ‘Song of the Birds’, arranged by Pablo Casals, as an encore at the 2015 BBC Proms. Watch: Cellist Bernard Greenhouse performs Song of the Birds aged 95
