by Larsenstrings | Jul 16, 2020 | Cello, Technical insight, Uncategorised, Welcome
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...
by Larsenstrings | Nov 7, 2019 | Cello, Quotes, Technical insight, Uncategorised, Welcome
“The concerto mourns the past, embraces the inevitability of change and holds within it a sense of timeless creative genius, the idea of a higher power working through Elgar.” Larsen Strings contributor Hattie Butterworth is a British cellist studying with...
by Larsenstrings | Jul 30, 2019 | Cello, Quotes, Technical insight, Uncategorised
Hattie Butterworth talks to Lowri Probert, who is studying for a BMus in voice at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. Lowri has been volunteering at the Seashell Trust, a non-maintained special school based in Cheadle Hulme for the past year, as part of...
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 | 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...