Masterclass: Jan Vogler on the Schumann Cello Concerto

Jan Vogler Marco Grob

Jan Vogler gives practical advice to help you tackle and perform one of the composer’s most daring and adventurous works

There is no concerto closer to my heart and no piece that has inspired me more than the Schumann Cello Concerto. I dream of my cello sounding like a human voice, so that the listener forgets the instrument and the way the sound is physically produced. This is the piece where these qualities matter the most and the work is my touchstone for mastering the cello…

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