The first in an ongoing series, meet the exceptional artists who will descend on Los Angeles for the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival, a 10-day cello extravaganza in May, 2016. By Jonathan Shifflett This May, the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival returns to USC for a 10-day cello extravaganza that will showcase over 25 artists from around…Continue Reading Q&A with Festival Artist Jeffrey Solow
Month: October 2015
History of the Cello, Part I
“The History of the Cello, Part I,” a recent Visions and Voices event at USC, illuminated for the audience what early cellos sounded like and what forces helped shape the instrument into what it is today. Ralph Kirshbaum, Chair of the Strings Department at the Thornton School of Music, invited a luthier, two Early Music…Continue Reading History of the Cello, Part I
What’s a cello festival all about?
The answer is, it’s about many things. Sometimes it’s about Beethoven and sometimes it’s about rock-and-roll (take a look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-Byqon5e4Y!). Always it’s about cellos, cellists, cello music, and those who love the sound of the cello. People may come because they want to hear the Schubert Quintet—a string quartet plus a second cello….Continue Reading What’s a cello festival all about?