Author name: Gretchen Mayer-Yeh

Accompanying pianist. Copywriter.

Viola

Li-Kuo Chang: “The Viola Is More Complicated to Being Played Well Than the Violin in Many Ways, Simply Because the Viola Is Not a Well-Proportioned Instrument”

In this exclusive interview for Viola Magazine, world-class violist Li-Kuo Chang (acting principal viola of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) talks about his musical beginnings in China, his arrival in the USA, and all that he has learned from the great masters he has worked with both in America and Europe. There is a lot to learn here!

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Tuba

Roger Bobo: “Teaching Is as Gratifying as or More Gratifying than Playing”

Roger Bobo is a living legend of the tuba. We all know him for his long career with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the L.A. Brass Quintet, his recordings, and his solo performances, but also because he has taught hundreds of students all over the world. This exclusive interview in which we talk about his career is a must.

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Trombone

David Rejano: “Listen to Good Music, Not Only to Trombone Music”

David Rejano (principal trombone of the Los Angeles Philharmonic) is a musician who has stood out since he was very young, being a member of Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, graduating with a special prize at the Paris Conservatory with Gilles Millière, and being principal trombone of prominent European orchestras since he was 19 years old.

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Oboe

Eugene Izotov: “Nobody in the Audience Has Any Interest in the Technical Aspects of the Instrument. The Audience Wants Magic and Something Unique”

Eugene Izotov (principal oboe of the San Francisco Symphony) talks with us in this exclusive interview about his career, the music, the different orchestras he has played with, and much more.

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