Wigmore Hall presents a special documentary featuring double bassist Leon Bosch, whose early anti-apartheid activism saw him jailed as a teenager in South Africa.
Read: Leon Bosch awarded honorary Fellowship of RNCM
Watch: Leon Bosch: clear and resonant harmonics on the double bass
Fierce commitment breathes life into forgotten quintets
Leon Bosch tells Harry White about his new album of double bass sonatinas – seven brand new works that he commissioned from a circle of contemporary British composers
The South African-born bassist is both the first double bassist and the first black musician to receive the award
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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