The Unique Teppo
In March, I wrote a short article for the International Journal of Music in anticipation of the 80th birthday of Teppo Hauta-aho on 27 May […]
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A New Biography of Giovanni Bottesini
Finding himself, like most musicians, unable to work because of coronavirus restrictions, Chris West spent lockdown researching the life of Giovanni Bottesini. He ended up writing the first biography in English of the great man and in the process gained insights into his works for double bass.
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The Ragtime Bass Player
4 December 2021 is the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Czech bassist-composer Adolf Lotter (1871 – 1942). Apart from in “Light Music” circles
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Characteristics of Successful Double Bass Students According to Phoebe Russell
Phoebe Russell (principal double bass of the Queensland Symphony) shares her insights on the qualities that successful students have and advice on how to become one.
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Happy Birthday to Gary Karr
Gary Karr celebrated his 80th birthday on 20 November 2021, and his contribution to the double bass is unique. Almost singlehandedly, he dragged the double
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Phoebe Russell: “Playing Solo and Orchestral Music on the Double Bass Are Two Separate Kettles of Fish”
Principal Double Bass with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Phoebe Russell talks with us about her time in the Karajan Academy, her appointment to the QSO, and how she balances solo and orchestral playing in her busy schedule.
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Christine Hoock on the Upcoming Sperger Competition
Among other things, in her interview for Bass Magazine, Christine Hoock talks about the upcoming Sperger Competition and shares some advice.
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Ruth Gipps: A Centenary Tribute
Ruth Gipps was a self-declared rebel all her life and was one of Britain’s most prolific female composers, producing well over 100 works including five
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Christine Hoock: “Playing in an Orchestra Is Like Being a Part of a Mosaic, and the Bass Section Is a Little Mosaic Within That”
Orchestral bassist and professor at the renowned Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Christine Hoock talks about her most important teachers, what it’s like to play as a team in a bass section, her experience recording solo and chamber music, and her involvement with the upcoming Sperger Competition.
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Christine Hoock’s Highlights
We are delighted to present Bass Magazine’s Featured Artist for November: Mozarteum Salzburg professor Christine Hoock.
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