Legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich sets his fingers flying in Popper's fiendishly fast Dance of the Elves.
Watch Rostropovich give a masterclass on Dvorák's Cello Concerto.
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The enjoyability and longevity of Popper studies lie in the small gains that gradually accumulate to a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, writes cellist and online editor Davina Shum
Bruce Hodges tunes into the live-sreamed performance from Watson Concert Hall, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, on 22 February 2022
Tully Potter reviews an updated version of Elizabeth Wilson’s authoritative biography of one of the 20th century’s greatest cellists
Bernsted performs a solo work that she describes as having ‘complexity like a kaleidoscope’
Check out a string chamber version of Vaughan Williams’s beloved work for violin
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Oesi and pianist Andrea Vasi perform Bottesini’s Allegro Di Concerto ’Alla Mendelssohn,’ which was released as a single last week
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