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Harnessing the firepower
Harnessing the firepower of a legendary instrument Larsen’s ‘Il Cannone’ violin strings, first produced in 2017, were inspired by the sound of the famous 1743 Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ once owned by Paganini and nicknamed ‘Il Cannone’ on account of its explosively powerful...
Christine Bernsted. Meet the family…
Christine, welcome to the family. Why not meet the whole Larsen Strings Family of Artists? We work closely with musicians in the development of our strings and invite you to view reviews, videos and to connect with our colleagues and friends. See and hear the strings...
Il Cannone for Cello Released
The next generation has arrived. Just released, the new Il Cannone for Cello. As Jian Wang was kind enough to say: 'this is not just an evolution...this is a revolution'. Our launch set features two free additional strings, A & C. Please follow the link for...
Kronberg Academy
An all new featurette from our friends at Kronberg Academy. Also check out their YouTube channel for the series ‘A glimpse into my world’ short interviews introducing students sharing their experiences at the Academy. This week introducing the cellist Li La, 17, from...
Things Musicians Don’t Talk About
A new podcast series from Larsen cellist Hattie Butterworth ‘Our lives as musicians can feel lonely. We are part of a wonderful profession of innovation and change alongside tradition. We bring creativity and joy to the lives of many people, but often our own lives...
Reconnecting Live
Larsen Artists Bruno Philippe & Pablo Ferrández are delighted to announce their first concerts since lockdown. Bruno performs on Medici TV on July 9th and Pablo at the Santander Festival on 7th August. Good luck! Bruno Philippe Pablo Ferrández
Reconnecting
Stay-connected…reconnecting. It is wonderful see live performance by musicians to audiences beginning to return. Carefully and cautiously with appropriate social distancing, concerts are once again possible. We appreciate that this new...
Alina Pogostkina
Larsen Artist, Alina Pogostkina, is the founder of Mindful Music Making which hosts retreats and workshops designed to support classical musicians mentally, physically and emotionally. “My vision is to create a safe space for musicians, where they find the emotional,...
Jonathan Roozeman
Recommended. Visit Kronberg Academy on YouTube to watch Larsen Artist Jonathan Roozeman interviewed about his life and studies at the Academy. Also see Kronberg at Carnegie Hall in February 2020 where Jonathan performed. Larsen Strings is pleased to be a Kronberg...
Panfili & Friends
Larsen Artist Rusanda Panfili has just released “Primul”, meaning “The First”. Primul is the result of unique musicianship between six artists from around the world who have arranged well known pieces from the classical and folk repertoire. Please visit Panfili &...
Teaching via Zoom
Katri Patel. Cello teaching at a time of Corona. '...even if they do sound bit like dolphins.' My working life changed dramatically 8 weeks ago when the music centre where I teach closed doors and lessons were moved online. It has been truly challenging to move 18th...
Unlocking Potential
Andreas Brantelid works with Larsen's Dr Thomas Zwieg to find the perfect combination: ‘When you find the right combination (of strings), it’s a wonderful feeling. It gives you a direct connection between you and the instrument.’ Larsen Strings, unlocking potential...
The Kanneh-Masons
Please follow ShekuKMOfficial to enjoy regularly updated live performances from Sheku and family live on Facebook. And why not scroll through the previous broadcasts? A genuine family (the warmth and enthusiasm is infectious) who all genuinely love their music. All...
Leonard Elschenbroich
Featured Larsen Artist: Leonard Elschenbroich. “a musician of great technical prowess, intellectual curiosity and expressive depth” New York Times Featured Album. Beethoven: The Cello Sonatas. Leonard Elschenbroich and Alexei Grynyuk. © 2019 PM Classics Ltd ONYX4196....
The Road to Discovery & Recovery
Talking to musicians about their experiences with music-related injury Hattie Butterworth's Blog 'It was probably the most musically devastating experience of my life and worse than any failure or rejection I had been through. The cello was my identity at that time...
Leonard Elschenbroich
Beethoven: The Cello Sonatas. Leonard Elschenbroich and Alexei Grynyuk. Please visit leonard-elschenbroich.com to find out more about the artist including forthcoming events and a portfolio of images, videos and recorded audio. . . .
Nicolas Altstaedt
NEW RELEASE Beethoven Complete Works for Fortepiano and Violoncello Nicolas Altstaedt with Alexander Lonquich. Alpha Classics Outhere Music Gamut Music Inc. 'Beethoven’s output for cello and piano is fascinating because it covers every period of his career, from early...
Stay Connected
NEW! What’s On-line We’re all in this together and trying to help in any way that we can. Our regularly updated Stay Connected page is a compilation of upcoming and archived live-stream listings which we encourage everyone to share. We want to help you and your fellow...
Daniel Müller-Schott
This week's Featured Larsen Artist is Daniel Müller-Schott #celloUnlimited Gramophone Magazine March 2020 Editor's Choice 'Daniel Müller-Schott ends this formidable unaccompanied recital with Pablo Casals’s Song of the Birds, played with the intense focus, the sense...
Christian-Pierre La Marca
Larsen Featured Artists. Every Wednesday we are featuring an artist per week to promote access to current & back catalogue material. ‘Where words fail, music speaks’ As the Danish gentleman said. Our Larsen Featured Artist today is the French cellist,...