

Lagrima by Tárrega
LAGRIMA When I study, between the pieces I'm working, I like to review something that I played in the early years of my studies, to find inspiration, to be moved by the beauty of simplicity. Let me be clear, I don't think that Tárrega's music is easy to play, indeed. It is a repertoire that requires extraordinary skill, in my opinion. For example, Lagrima, a song that many people consider simple, requires a delicacy, a musical "legato", a lightness of gestures that is really


Cello Suite BWV 1008
Sabato scorso, lavorando a lezione il preludio dalla suite 1008 di Bach, mi sono ricordato che da qualche parte avevo una registrazione live del 2004. Erano anni in cui stavo sperimentando l'articolazione barocca con maggior flessibilità e libertà. Anni in cui ascoltavo più Bylsma, Wispelwey e Cocset piuttosto che Casals, Rostropovich e Maisky. Ho sempre trovato questa suite speciale all'interno dei 6 solo per violoncello. Un lungo monologo tra Bach e il Divino, combattuto tr


Kug's students final concerts after lockdown for COVID-19
Super trilled to present a short series of concerts recorded by my fantastic students at Kug in Graz with pieces we worked during the long lockdown. These are the calendared events: 11.06 George Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 15.06 Marcin Kuzniar (Poland) 18.06 Urbaan Reiter (Slovenia) 22.06 Sara Celardo (Italy) 25.06 Silvia Kopacova (Slovakia) 29.06 Dominik Carevic (Croatia) 2.07 Nikica Polegubic (Croatia) 6.07 Zsombor Sidoo (Hungaria) 9.07 Dejan Rumpf (Slovenia) All concerts at 5 pm (