by Larsenstrings | Jul 4, 2019 | Cello, Quotes, Uncategorised, Welcome
Introducing a new member of the Larsen Strings family: the cellist Nicolas Altstaedt. As a soloist, conductor and artistic director, Nicolas performs a repertoire spanning from early music to the contemporary. For a more extensive biography of Nicolas, please tap:...
by Larsenstrings | Jun 13, 2019 | Cello, Quotes, Uncategorised
Hattie Butterworth’s latest blog entry now online at Larsen Strings. ‘Music and Mental Health – What I’m Doing in October.’ We are very grateful to Hattie for sharing this experience and hope that it is of assistance to fellow musicians. ‘I’ve spoken before on...
by Larsenstrings | Jun 11, 2019 | Cello, Quotes, Technical insight, Uncategorised, Welcome
Timo-Veikko “Tipi” Valve performs as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader on both modern and period instruments. In 2006, Valve was appointed Principal Cello of the Australian Chamber Orchestra with whom he frequently appears as a soloist. Valve also...
by Larsenstrings | Mar 19, 2019 | Cello, Quotes, Uncategorised
Hattie Butterworth explores the relationship between poetry and music in her latest blog entry. Responding to music with words is such a wonderful way of capturing the moment and transmuting one experience into another. During the summer the past few years in London,...
by Larsenstrings | Feb 19, 2019 | Cello, Technical insight, Uncategorised
‘Boring scales? Scales are my favourite part!’ I have one 8 year old student at the moment and we are working towards her grade 3 exam. It has been the most amazing surprise to me to discover that her favourite part of the preparation is the element we most commonly...
by Larsenstrings | Jan 9, 2019 | Cello, Quotes, Uncategorised
New from Hattie Butterworth. ‘If we have the belief that we as a unique individual has something to say on stage at a specific moment in time, the anxiety about a critical voice diminishes. The critic wasn’t on the stage with you, you are the one with the...
