How to play with a flexible bowing arm by cellist Gary Hoffman
2019-11-01T17:00:00
The American musician explains how he developed a supple and varied bow arm motion, guided by his ear and musical instinct
János Starker, with whom I studied, introduced me to his concept of the bow-arm action, which he refers to as the ‘basic legato rule’. Starting with a down bow at the frog, you draw the entire arm out in one motion until you reach the middle, when the forearm opens out as the bow continues to the tip...