From the cellist Katie De La Mare (performer on this video): ‘So I’m stuck in a room with a cello and a bunch of puppets. This was only a matter of time… 😂 (Thanks to Roxanne Scott for filming and screaming!)’
Songs played: Theme from Jaws Tarantella by W. H. Squire (I know it’s a spider bite song, but it fits) Down by the Bay Teddy Bears’ Picnic Eye of the Tiger The Bird Dance (The Chicken Dance) The Can Can
Smith performs the sonata alongside pianist Sandra Wright Shen ahead of the release of her second album Momentum
A cover of the Stranger Things hit that gave Kate Bush a number 1 in the charts 37 years after its original release
The cellist and Boston Conservatory chair of strings considers the value of the composer's etudes
Musicians are trained at conservatories to play their instruments well, but what happens after their studies? Violinist Helena Maria Falk examines how musicians can find their true calling – and how often this involves life away from the practice room
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The cellist and composer shares how the relationship with her cello and her heritage informs her album New Roots, as well as what she hope to get out of a new residency at LSO St Luke’s
Pianist and composer Olivia Belli shares how writing for strings provides countless opportunities for expression her compositions, including her work DAIMON, inspired by The Odyssey
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