Double Bass Interviews

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Giuseppe Ettorre: “I Think You Should Play Music Because It Is a Part of Your Being”

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Performer Giuseppe Ettorre talks about his inspirations and approaches to playing the bass, as a soloist and in the orchestra. The first double bass soloist at the Orchestra of La Scala of Milan shares his thoughts on what has helped him find success in competitions, recordings, and playing, from listening to Jaco Pastorius to being efficient in the practice room.

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Jaime Robles: “If They Don’t Explain to You What Feelings You Have to Look For, It’s Tough to Find Them”

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It is with great pleasure that maestro Jaime Robles, one of the key figures of the double bass in Spain has agreed to give Bass Magazine an interview. As former principal double bass of the Spanish National Orchestra, he spent more than twenty-five years there until his retirement.

Jaime Robles: “If They Don’t Explain to You What Feelings You Have to Look For, It’s Tough to Find Them” Open »

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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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Dane Roberts: “I Think if Someone Really Wants to Get Into Early Music, They Should Start With a Single Piece or Composer They Are Fascinated by and Follow the Obvious Leads. You Will Be Surprised How Far That Will Take You!”

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Double bassist with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Teacher of Violone and Historical Bass in Graz and Frankfurt, Dane Roberts details his experience as a musician from the United States and Europe and his thoughts on the role of the “historical” double bass and its place in the current classical music landscape.

Dane Roberts: “I Think if Someone Really Wants to Get Into Early Music, They Should Start With a Single Piece or Composer They Are Fascinated by and Follow the Obvious Leads. You Will Be Surprised How Far That Will Take You!” Open »

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Herng-Yu Pan: “Auditioning Taught Me How to Fail, and I Think This Is a Good Thing to Learn as a Musician”

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Herng-Yu Pan, double bassist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Professor at the Central Conservatory of Beijing, offers insights about her first few years playing in a major symphony orchestra and teaching across the world during a pandemic.

Herng-Yu Pan: “Auditioning Taught Me How to Fail, and I Think This Is a Good Thing to Learn as a Musician” Open »

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Franco Petracchi: “Study Is the Essence That Allows You to Work and Teach Successfully”

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Franco Petracchi is a master of masters. He rarely gives interviews, so we are extremely fortunate that he has agreed to this exclusive interview for Bass Magazine subscribers. Enjoy what one of the most relevant characters of the double bass of the 20th and 21st centuries has shared with us.

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Lorraine Campet: “We Don’t Play an Instrument; We Express Emotions in Music Through an Instrument That We Love”

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Internationally known for her double bass and violin playing, Lorraine Campet shares her perspective on playing more than one instrument professionally, promoting the double bass as a solo instrument, and her future projects.

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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”

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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.

Christine Hoock: “Playing in an Orchestra Is Like Being a Part of a Mosaic, and the Bass Section Is a Little Mosaic Within That” Open »

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