Eckart Preu has given himself a present: a fresh, new score of the Dvorak Cello Concerto. Of course, the Spokane Symphony already had a score of the piece. Preu himself conducted it in 2009, featuring ...

The second Piatigorsky International Cello Festival — four years in the making — begins Friday, and though the 26 cellists coming to Los Angeles from around the world include some famous names in the ...

If it hadn`t been for his flat feet and musical talent–in that order –Ralph Kirshbaum might never have become one of the finest cellists of his generation. Nineteen years ago, after all, Uncle Sam had ...

LONDON — For more than 30 years, Ralph Kirshbaum bought two airline tickets for his trips. The world-renowned American musician, who lives in England, bought one seat for himself, and the other for ...

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Here are two musicians a generation apart, feeding off each other’s energy. Ralph Kirshbaum and Shai Wosner’s long tour of Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano culminated earlier this year ...

The chosen programme of master musicians Ralph Kirshbaum and Peter Frankl showed their flawless technique and mature understanding, in full measure. Beethoven's Sonata in C, Op.102, No.1, its opening ...

Cellists of the world unite! That could easily have been the motto of the second quadrennial Piatigorsky International Cello Festival, which ran here from May 13 through 22, primarily at the ...

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Just imagine if, in celebration of your sixtieth birthday, you could ring up a number of your friends – all of whom happen to be renowned or rising figures in the music world – and invite them to ...