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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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ArticleBook review: Pioneer Violin Virtuose in the Early Twentieth Century
Tully Potter reviews a ‘gendered re-evaluation’ of three female violinists: Maud Powell, Marie Hall, and Alma Moodie
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ArticleConcertgebouw concerts cancelled
All Concertgebouw Orchestra concerts up to and including 31 March 2020 have been cancelled due to Coronavirus
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ArticleMy Heroes: Mischa Maisky on Mstislav Rostropovich and Gregor Piatigorsky
The Latvian-born cellist looks back on two influential teachers: Mstislav Rostropovich and Gregor Piatigorsky
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ArticleFrom the Archive: Gregor Piatigorsky
In an article from June 1939, the great cellist gave a first-hand account of his flight from Russia into Poland.
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ArticleIn Focus: a 1786 cello by Jacques Pierre Michelot
John Dilworth examines a hastily built but robust 1786 French cello, with photos by Richard Valencia, in an article from September 2005
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ArticleIn Focus: a 1693 cello by Giovanni Grancino
Ed Keohane examines an instrument by the Milanese maker, with photos by Richard Valencia, in an article from January 2007
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ArticleMy Heroes: Steven Isserlis on Pablo Casals and Daniil Shafran
Pablo Casals’s musical commitment and Daniil Shafran’s ease and freedom were sources of inspiration for the British cellist
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ArticleIn Focus: an 1817 cello by Giacomo Rivolta
Christopher Reuning examines an insturment by the Novara-born maker, with photos by Matthew Tolzmann, in an article from February 2007
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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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ArticleGreat Cellists: Gregor Piatigorsky
Matthew Rye pays tribute to a musician whose panache and technical prowess helped popularise the cello in the US as a solo and recital instrument
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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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ArticleObituary: Ron Prentice
The British luthier who produced 50 double basses has died at the age of 87
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ArticlePlayers of tomorrow: Coraline Groen
The 24 year-old Dutch violinist, winner of this year’s Netherlands Violin Competition, has just started as a second violinist in the Concertgebouw. She discusses talent, solo and orchestral playing, and the difficulty of making the ‘right’ career decision
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ArticleTesting a copy of a Rostropovich cello
In this video the cellist Torleif Thedéen (recently interviewed for Technique) tests a newly made copy of Rostropovich’s cello: a 1783 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini. The copy is made by the luthier Michael Sturzenhofecker. ’What’s very particular with this model – a copy of a 1783 Guadagnini which was owned by ...
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ArticleNew Product: April 2020
UP, UP AND AWAY At just 65cm long – 15cm shorter than Musafia’s standard models – this violin case is among the smallest on the market and has been designed with air travel in mind. It features the maker’s standard 6-ply wood-laminate shell and waterproof Codura outer layer, and can ...
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ArticleWilliam C. Honeyman: people’s violin man and possible inspiration behind Sherlock Holmes
During the 19th century there was an upsurge of interest in violin playing in Britain. At its centre, writes Kevin MacDonald, was the Scottish violinist and writer William C. Honeyman – purveyor of string secrets to the masses and possible inspiration for Sherlock Holmes
