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Premium ❘ FeaturePower of two
In early May, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and cellist Sol Gabetta premiered Akin , a new double concerto written for them by Michel van der Aa. Pwyll ap Siôn attended this performance, in Cologne, Germany, and spoke to composer and soloists about bringing the work to the stage
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Sol Gabetta and Cremona Quartet among winners of International Classical Music Awards
Jury made up of editors of classical music magazines and websites chooses its albums of the year
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Session report: Sol Gabetta on 'Dolce Duello', her recording collaboration with Cecilia Bartoli
The Argentinian cellist recalls the genesis of her latest album, a partnership of equals with mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli – and how their disparate talents played off each other
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The Strad January 2018 issue is out now
Yo-Yo Ma’s initiative to encourage young players in Guangdong, and his enthusiasm for making all kinds of connections
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The Cellist Sol Gabetta – DW Documentary
Argentinean cellist Sol Gabetta is the subject of this English-language documentary. Filmed around 2012, it follows Gabetta through rehearsals and performances, featuring works by Elgar, Schumann, Shostakovich, Bloch, Vivaldi and Schubert, and culminating in the preparations for the premiere of Peteris Vasks’ cello concerto Presence.
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Cellist Sol Gabetta to receive €50,000 Herbert von Karajan prize 2018
The Argentinian artist will be awarded the accolade at the 2018 Salzburg Easter Festival, where she will also perform Schumann's Cello Concerto
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Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor op.85, Martinů: Cello Concerto no.11
The Strad Issue: April 2017 Description: Gabetta's exhilarating Martinů and melancholy Elgar concertos, captured live Musicians: Sol Gabetta (cello), Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle; Krzysztof Urbański Composer: Elgar, Martinů Catalogue number: SONY CLASSICAL 8898530792 Sol Gabetta’s vividly recorded live performance of the Elgar ...
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Sol Gabetta performs Elgar's Cello Concerto
Sol Gabetta performs Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Simon Rattle at the Easter Festival, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden in 2014. Read: ‘ Teachers should adapt their methods to students’ individual techniques ,’ says cellist Sol Gabetta Watch: Cellist Sol Gabetta performs – and ...
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Cellist Sol Gabetta and violinist Pinchas Zukerman win 2016 ECHO Klassik awards
The string players are among 57 musicians honoured by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie this year
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Sol Gabetta performs Elgar's Cello Concerto at Proms 2016
Sol Gabetta performs the fourth movement of Elgar's Cello Concerto at the 2016 BBC Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo. Read: ‘There is a tiger inside my instrument': Sol Gabetta talks about her newly acquired cello Watch: Sol Gabetta’s cello transformed ...
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Sol Gabetta and cello ensemble perform Piazzolla's Primavera Porteña
Sol Gabetta joins fellow cellists Ivan Monighetti, Monika Leskovar, Rafael Rosenfeld, Emil Rovner, Asier Polo, Kian Soltani and Astrig Siranossian to perform Astor Piazzolla's Primavera Porteña at the Solsberg Festival in 2015. Watch: Sol Gabetta's cello transformed by light show for BBC Proms Sol Gabetta ...
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'Teachers should adapt their methods to students' individual techniques,' says cellist Sol Gabetta
The Strad's August 2016 cover star on the importance of being adaptable as a teacher
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Cellist Sol Gabetta performs - and sings - at the Proms 2016
Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta performs Peteris Vasks' Gramata cellam – Dolcissimo at the First Night of the Proms 2016 as an encore. The work includes the opportunity to hear Gabetta sing, while playing her instrument. Read: 'There is a tiger inside my instrument': Sol Gabetta talks ...
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There is a tiger inside this instrument’: Sol Gabetta talks about her newly acquired cello
The Strad’s August 2016 cover star speaks about adjusting to playing a c.1725 Gofriller, after twelve years with her beloved Guadagnini
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Sol Gabetta's cello transformed by light show for BBC Proms
Cellist Sol Gabetta has teamed with 59 Productions to create 'Cello', a short film commissioned by the BBC Proms. The film features Gabetta performing the opening of Elgar's Cello Concerto as her 300-year-old Gofriller instrument is transformed by a series of animations which respond to and ...
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Sol Gabetta
An Argentine cellist of French and Russian descent, Sol Gabetta rose to prominence after winning the Crédit Suisse Young Artist Award in 2004. She followed this success with her debut performance with the Wiener Philharmoniker and Valery Gergiev and won the Würth-Preis of the Jeunesses Musicales in ...
