Violoncello

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

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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.

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Double Bass

Chi-chi Nwanoku: “We Can Learn From History, but We Will Be Judged by Our Actions Today”

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Bassist and educator Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE discusses how the past impacts our present, from approaches to musical style to how we view the 21st-century orchestra. The founder of the Chineke! Orchestra shares what experiences from her past have inspired her playing, teaching, and her goal to change perceptions of black and ethnically diverse musicians in classical music.

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