by Larsenstrings | Dec 4, 2018 | Cello, Quotes, Technical insight
It often feels to me that there are some people in life who appear to do very little, yet are frequently very successful. There always appeared to be people at school who ‘hardly revised’ and still came out with top grades. The other end of the spectrum are those who...
by Larsenstrings | Nov 20, 2018 | Cello, Technical insight, Uncategorised
I am a cellist studying at the Music Academy of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and I have been playing on Larsen Magnacore cello strings since 2016. From the second I had these strings on my cello they adapted to the instrument. I was surprised by the new and...
by Larsenstrings | Sep 25, 2018 | Cello, Technical insight, Visits
Larsen Strings Workshop. ‘How Can I Optimise My Instrument?’ Dr. Ing. Thomas Zwieg, Product Development Manager at Larsen Strings A/S with Tobias Krutz, violinmaker and cellist. Dr. Ing. Thomas Zwieg and the violinmaker and cellist Tobias Krutz will...
by Larsenstrings | Sep 13, 2018 | Cello, Technical insight, Uncategorised
The Odora Trio -An extract from Hattie Butterworth’s Larsen Blog It’s been almost two years since my piano trio and I fell together. Our violinist Sophie and I were close friends at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and when the cellist in her...
by Larsenstrings | Sep 4, 2018 | Cello, Quotes, Technical insight
Have you visited our guest musician blogs? To give contrasting perspective, the two blogs currently up and running, are from the viewpoint of a cello teacher in London and a student cellist currently studying at the Royal College of Music. The Student Cellist Hattie...
by Larsenstrings | Aug 7, 2018 | Cello, Technical insight, Visits
‘Strings have a far larger effect on the timbre and playing characteristics of a cello than one might expect. Similarly to our vocal folds, they contribute greatly to an instrument’s quality of articulation and expression. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Zwieg from Larsen Strings A/S...
