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.
Virtuoso contrabajista, cantante, compositor y maestro Es difícil hacerse una idea de cómo lo hace, pero Luis Cojal (1969) ha compuesto obras para contrabajo y
Contrabajistas cubanos por el mundo — Luis Cojal: Paisajes sonoros del alma Open »
Luis Cabrera, principal bassist with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, talks about his teacher Rinat Ibragimov, his thoughts on vibrato and phrasing, and how his interest in mountaineering contributes to his success as a performer.
Según noticias publicadas en La Habana, el 27 de diciembre de 1846 se estrenó en el Gran Teatro de Tacón de la capital cubana la obra “Gran dúo concertante”, que ejecutaron el violinista Luigi Arditi y el contrabajista Giovanni Bottesini.
Una mirada a la historiografía del “Gran dúo concertante” de Bottesini Open »
Joel Quarrington shares with us in this interview his view of tuning in fifths. Not only that, but Quarrington tells us how he tries to accomplish better intonation with fifths tuning and how to become a significant supporting musician in an ensemble. He also shares how tuning in fifths is changing the lives of musicians in third-world countries.
Thomas Martin shares with us his experiences as one of the forerunners who developed the double bass into the versatile instrument it is today. Martin also shares his extensive research and knowledge of Bottesini and his journey as an orchestral musician.
