Cellist and pedagogue Robert Cohen insightfully shares the tenets of his teaching and reveals a new project coming out next year. Enjoy this talk with Nadège Rochat!
Josie Campbell, founder of the University of Tennessee Black Musicians Alliance in the USA and now a student at the Royal Academy of Music London in the UK, talks to Nadège Rochat about some of her projects and the current state of black voices in classical music.
Josie Campbell on Highlighting Black Voices Within the Classical Music Community Open »
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.
Josephine Knight: “Seeing the Autograph of Schumann’s Conzertstück Was a Revelation for Me” Open »
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.
Chi-chi Nwanoku: “We Can Learn From History, but We Will Be Judged by Our Actions Today” Open »
Cellist Jo Cole discusses her beginnings as a professional cellist, her time teaching at the Royal Northern College of Music, her role as Head of Strings of the Royal Academy of Music in London, her writing and blog, and useful advice for young musicians.
