Author name: Nadège Rochat

Soloist and Professor of Cello at the Royal Academy of Music, London (UK).

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Hildur Guðnadóttir: “The Score Can Almost Go Unnoticed — Its Transparency Is Meant to Draw You in and Keep You on Your Toes”

Cellist and film composer Hildur Guðnadóttir shares her thoughts on what makes the score for the new film “TÁR” unique and how it lends to the overall feeling of uneasiness throughout the movie.

Hildur Guðnadóttir: “The Score Can Almost Go Unnoticed — Its Transparency Is Meant to Draw You in and Keep You on Your Toes” Open »

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Cate Blanchett: “The Thing That Really Struck Me Is That in the Beginning, I Wasn’t Breathing — That’s Just So Important for Conducting. You Have to Breathe With the Orchestra”

Cate Blanchett stars in the new film TÁR as a controversial orchestral conductor. Blanchett details her experiences entering the classical music world and what it was like to make her debut as conductor with the Dresden Philharmonic.

Cate Blanchett: “The Thing That Really Struck Me Is That in the Beginning, I Wasn’t Breathing — That’s Just So Important for Conducting. You Have to Breathe With the Orchestra” Open »

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Josie Campbell: “After ‘Black Lives Matter’ There Was a Big Push to Start Playing Music by Underrepresented Groups”

Josie Campbell is a young American cellist studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London through a Marshall Scholarship who is committed to bringing music by underrepresented groups to the stage. Nadège Rochat speaks with her about her experience in the UK and her work to advocate black voices in classical music.

Josie Campbell: “After ‘Black Lives Matter’ There Was a Big Push to Start Playing Music by Underrepresented Groups” Open »

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Josephine Knight: “Seeing the Autograph of Schumann’s Conzertstück Was a Revelation for Me”

Josephine Knight holds the Piatti Chair of Cello at the Royal Academy of Music London. She has recently done research on the autograph of Schumann’s Concerto (originally titled ‘Conzertstück’), which she has edited with Peters and recorded with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and conductor Martin Yates. Nadège Rochat talked with her about this impressive achievement.

Josephine Knight: “Seeing the Autograph of Schumann’s Conzertstück Was a Revelation for Me” Open »

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Eckart Runge: “Many Things Are Not Written in Musical Scores, and You Have to Just Trust Your Instinct on That”

Nadège Rochat has an interesting conversation with Eckart Runge, who is probably one of the most versatile European cellists who can be seen in his eclectic Duo Runge&Ammon, in a more traditional chamber ensembles, or as a soloist with orchestra.

Eckart Runge: “Many Things Are Not Written in Musical Scores, and You Have to Just Trust Your Instinct on That” Open »

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