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All Maria Kliegel articles

Debate
Classical musicians should play more sports

2019-09-09T14:00:00Z

String players often shy away from sports for fear of damaging themselves, but the benefits far outweigh the dangers, says cellist and tennis enthusiast Maria Kliegel
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Cello journey: the best recordings of Ernest Bloch's Schelomo

2018-02-01T16:33:00Z

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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German cellist Maria Kliegel on her mission to meet Nelson Mandela

2013-12-10T00:00:00Z

She tells Naomi Sadler why she spent two years on a quest to present the late former South African president with a musical homage

All Maria Kliegel articles

Classical musicians should play more sports

Cello journey: the best recordings of Ernest Bloch's Schelomo

German cellist Maria Kliegel on her mission to meet Nelson Mandela