Franco Petracchi

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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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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.

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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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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.

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