The cover star of our June issue discusses playing on his 'Sheremetev' cello, made by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume in 1865. He also performs excerpts from Brahms's First Cello Sonata and John Tavener's The Painted Veil.
Listen to Raphael Wallfisch giving a brief history and appraisal of his instrument.
Read more about the cello in the June issue, available for
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An exact copy of Stradivari’s ‘Messiah’, it remained in a vault in Paris for more than 70 years
A timeless subject is explored in a new concerto for cello and voice
The violin is a very close copy of a ‘golden period’ Stradivari, possibly the 1715 ‘Alard’,
The film follows the ground-breaking career of bassist Orin O’Brien, who joined the orchestra in 1966
The Sarabande from Bach’s Cello Suite no.6 is the latest single to be released from the cellist’s upcoming album
Bernsted performs a solo work that she describes as having ‘complexity like a kaleidoscope’
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