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
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The South African-born bassist is both the first double bassist and the first black musician to receive the award
July 2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Serge Koussevitzky – the Russian-born double bass virtuoso turned music director, educator and mentor. Fellow double bassist and conductor Leon Bosch examines his hugely influential life
‘If you want to strive for something a bit different, then I’d recommend Trinity Laban,’ says the double bassist
The distinguished French violinist and quartet leader Isabelle Flory studied with Leonid Kogan at the Moscow Conservatoire for three years. She shares her memories of his teaching methods
Violinist Hector Scott shares how bad practice habits can create the illusion of progress, and offers solutions to break the cycle
The violinist speaks about how her experiences as a foreign-born citizen of the US laid the groundwork for her new album American Sketches, which features diverse repertoire from the country she now calls home
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