A video tribute to Olivier Messiaen, released in honor of the composer’s 111th birthday anniversary on December 10, 2019. Performed by Alexi Kenney, violin and Victor Asuncion, piano in Guarneri Hall. Read more. To access other Guarneri Hall videos, subscribe (it’s free)!
Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) was highly influential in his time but today, Bloch receives less attention than he deserves. …
Cellist Oliver Herbert performs a fresh rendition of the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV …
In this lighthearted sequence, NEXUS Chamber Music artists Brannon Cho, Alexander Hersh, Brian Hong, and Siwoo Kim rehearse while fellow …
Knowing that their annual chamber festival would have to go virtual in fall 2020, NEXUS Chamber Music Chicago copes with …
Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt perform the final movement from Copland’s Sonata for Violin and Piano, composed in 1942-43.
This spectacular video of Benjamin Britten’s iconic Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello, performed by NEXUS artist Brannon Cho, was …
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- David Tecchler: German Emigre, Roman Master
David Tecchler is widely regarded as the most important maker of the Roman school of instrument making. German by birth, Tecchler emigrated to Rome at the end of the 17th century and ran a highly successful business there for roughly 50 years. Read more » - A Tecchler Cello, 1701
The magnificent cello shown here was made by David Tecchler in 1701. It bears an authentic manuscript label and is striking both for its impeccable condition and beautiful orange-brown varnish and for its first-rate materials and workmanship. Read more »