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Premium ❘ Feature‘Begin with some finger push-ups’ - Technique: Left-hand finger independence
How to build strength and flexibility for a truly agile left hand with Adriana LaRosa Ransom, professor of cello and string project director at Illinois State University, US
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FocusMasterclass: Bach Cello Suite no.5, Prélude, by Jean-Guihen Queyras
Practical tips to help you master the challenges of this most fundamental of repertoire
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Focus'Popper's cello studies force you to know the fingerboard inside out'
The cellist and Boston Conservatory chair of strings considers the value of the composer's etudes
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VideoCellist Laura van der Heijden talks about performance nerves
The British musician discusses how best to tackle and overcome a difficult issue for so many players
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VideoWorking from home: Slovak cellist Jozef Lupták mixes Bach, improvisation and singing
The Slovak cellist Jozef Lupták, artistic director of the Konvergenice festival in Bratislava, blends Bach, improvisation and singing
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FocusMatthew Barley: How a skiing injury changed the way I play
The British cellist reveals how he overcame the shoulder complaint that threatened his career. From the January 2009 issue
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ArticleCellist Paul Katz on creating your ideal sound with vibrato
The New England Conservatory cello professor describes how to vary hand position to produce your desired vibrato sound
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NewsNew cello album explores the life of a man caught up in the Albanian conflict of the 1990s
Cellist Redi Hasa, a member of Ludovico Einaudi’s touring group, has put together an album that tells his personal story
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VideoYo-Yo Ma and Youth Music Culture Guangdong perform Bach
Ma is artistic director of the annual training programme, which takes place in Guangzhou, China
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VideoHand puppets play the cello
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. ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureTechnique: Training Musicality
Exercises and advice to help build musical awareness and understanding
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ArticleSentimental Work: Ralph Kirshbaum on the Elgar Cello Concerto
The Elgar Cello Concerto has played an important part in some of the US cellist and pedagogue’s most memorable, emotional and significant concerts
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ArticleOpinion: ‘The cello has never been more popular’
In the years since Gregor Piatigorsky first set out to boost the cello’s profile, the instrument has seen a massive growth in popularity, particularly through the efforts of crossover artists, says Yoshika Masuda
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ArticleGrand Designs: Postcard from the 2016 Piatigorsky International Cello Festival
Named after the cellist who helped to popularise his instrument in the US, the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival held its second quadrennial edition in May. Chloe Cutts was in Los Angeles and spoke to founder and artistic director Ralph Kirshbaum about his vision for the event
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ArticleCity of Angels: Postcard from the 2012 Piatigorsky International Cello Festival
Cello celebrities gathered en masse to share their music and wisdom at the 2012 Piatigorsky Festival, but the real superstar was the man they came to honour, as Ariane Todes reports
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Daniel Müller-Schott on Franck Violin Sonata (Cello Version)
The German cellist looks at the importance of connection, colour and line in the work’s third movement
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Premium ❘ FeatureA Human Heart
To mark the centenary of the completion and premiere of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, cellist Raphael Wallfisch reflects upon the period and circumstances surrounding the work’s creation and subsequent life
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FocusTechnique: Minna Rose Chung on double stopping and Tartini tones
Using ‘difference tones’ to perfect your intonation when tackling double stopping passagework
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FocusTechnique: Developing a 'cello vocabulary' for more effective practice with Amit Peled
A system of emoticons and words you can use to help you remember important technical ideas, by Amit Peled, cello faculty at the Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University
