Online Performances
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Below are upcoming online events. Be sure to click on the source link for exact details of times, time zones, and ticket prices.
26 February 7 PM EST
Solo Salon by Rezonance Baroque Ensemble
Rezonance brings another salon concert from our living rooms to yours! Cellist Erika Nielsen, lutenist Benjamin Stein, flautist Joanna Marsden, violinist Rezan Onen-Lapointe and harpsichordist David Podgorski will share their favourite music they have been working on lately. We are pleased to present an informal concert to warm our hearts and connect during this cold season.
Join Rezan and Dave online before the concert for an informative and entertaining introduction, as well as afterwards for an interactive Q&A session.
Saturday, February 26th, 7 PM ET.
Admission is free (suggested donation $10)
27 February 8 PM EST
Global Sensation HAUSER to Perform During The 2022 International Peace Honors
World-renowned cellist HAUSER will perform at the 2022 International Peace Honors, presented by PeaceTech Lab, an award-winning non-profit organization founded by the United States Institute of Peace. The global event will pay tribute to some of the most influential leaders of our time and whose main focus is their commitment to philanthropy and humanitarian service for the betterment of humanity and our planet. The awards ceremony airs Sunday, February 27th, 2022, at 8:00 pm EST. To register to watch: internationalpeacehonors.org.
27 February 8 PM EST
Sweet Streams: Mardi Gras Edition – ONLINE
The Wurtz-Berger duo (Amy Wurtz, piano and Alyson Berger, cello) join forces with Parker+Hall Present (Marianne Parker, piano and Michael Hall, viola) to bring you a special iteration of Sweet Streams – one to celebrate the spirit of Mardi Gras through engaging music, thoughtfully paired with truffles from Chicago’s own Katherine Anne Confections and wines from Your Happy Place – both beloved Logan Square businesses.
The program will include works by Astor Piazzolla, Rebecca Clarke, Gabriela Lena Frank, Claude Debussy, Liduino Pitombeira, and a world premiere by Chicago’s own Marc Mellits!
Innovative truffle flavor combinations and wine offerings will accompany each piece, highlighting aspects of the music (and the gustatory goods) that you may have never imagined!
This will be a hybrid event: we will deliver tasting kits to you (we can deliver out-of-state as well as locally to Chicago), and we will also invite an in-person audience to experience the pairing event firsthand!
Full Program:
Gabriela Lena Frank: Sonata Serrana No. 1, IV. Karnavalito
Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
Rachel Grimes: First Self-Portrait Series
Liduino Pitombeira: Sonata for Cello and Piano, III. Desafio
Claude Debussy: Epigraphes Antiques
III. Pour que la nuit soit propice (for the propitious night) and
IV. Pour la danseuse aux crotales (for the dancing girl with the crotales)
Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Movement I
Marc Mellits: Postcards of Dreadlock, Movement IV*
*denotes world premiere!
Click here for ticket information.
18 March 7:30 PM EST
New England Conservatory Recital: Jonathan Swensen ’23 AD, Cello
Photo: Malte Bülow Petersen
Jonathan Swensen ’23 AD studies Cello with Laurence Lesser and is the recipient of a scholarship made possible by the Laurence Lesser Presidential Scholarship Fund.
Bent Sørensen: Farewell Fantasia
Bach, 3rd cellosuite in c major
Schnittke Cellosonata no. 1
Kapustin Elegie and Burlesque
Brahms Cellosonata no. 1 in e minor
Find the link to the free Livestream here.
Online Programs and Events
27 February 3 PM EST
CelloChat with Kevin Olusola
Tune in to one of the most anticipated CelloChats of the season! Join Kevin Olusola #LIVE from LA this Sunday, February 27, at 3 pm EST!
Learn more: https://www.cellobello.org/event/cellochat-kevin-olusola/
2 March 7 PM EST
Birds in Music – by Pittsburgh cellist and NE Ohio birder Sameer Apte
Cellist Sameer Apte, an active Cleveland birder and incoming doctoral student at the University of Southern California, will discuss ornithologically-inspired pieces by the French composer Olivier Messiaen. Many of Messiaen’s pieces are structured around quotations of birdsong, which he claimed to have transcribed from the field. Recent research, however, has revealed that many of Messiaen’s quotations were actually transcribed from recordings. Apte will introduce some of Messiaen’s most compelling birdsong pieces and examine how they fit into the historical context of bird identification and recording.
Register for this free event here.
5 March, 21 May, 22 October, 3 December 2022 | 6:00 PM–8:15 PM GMT
All About My Bow – Cellist Catherine Black
Our bow is our voice. We want it to breathe, speak, dance, sing and emote. This is an infinite subject, but we do need to start somewhere! I feel we learn best with clear explanation, demonstration, focus, and experimentation.
We will explore in varied ways how our bow use can become increasingly natural to us – to become truly, an extension of your arm and hand. In going slowly and in detail, you will more truly find your own voice and feel able to express yourself more fully and authentically as a cellist & musician.
This series will build your understanding in stages. Some classes may be repeated too.
The instrument we play is large and physical, and we need to know how to use energy well and understand movement because sound follows the movement.
I will send you materials for the class ahead of the day, and then afterwards, I will send documents that help you consolidate and develop our work. The groups will be small enough that we will be able to work individually too to check things are understood.
Venue: Zoom (waiting room opens at 5.45 PM for tuning)
Fee: £30 per class
Click here to register and get more information.
5 March 4-8 PM CET
Teaching Scales: Who Said Routine? – Richard Aaron
For more information and to register, click here. Note: The website is in both English and Spanish. The class will be hosted in English. Registration is 60 €.
8 March – 12 April 5:30 PM PST
Imagine Six Suites in Six Weeks!
Listening doesn’t have to be a spectator sport: learn how to be an active listener!
Join us for six hour-long sessions to explore Bach’s beloved cello suites. Discover how six esteemed artists approach this iconic music.
Our featured artists are some of the most admired cellists in the SF area and beyond and come from a wide range of styles and backgrounds. This series will illuminate each cello suite and invite online participants to experience Bach’s masterworks in a casual and intimate environment of music and conversation.
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In partnership with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Continuing Education Division, Amateur Music Network presents a series of interactive listening sessions.
To learn more about the workshop, visit the Workshop Information Page.
ATTEND ONLINE
Online participants will also be able to be part of the conversation, adding questions and comments.
$100 for six sessions, $20 for single sessions
DATES, TIMES, AND TOPICS
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific Suite no. 1 – Oliver Herbert
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific Suite no. 5 – Robert Howard
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific Suite no. 2 – Jean-Michel Fontaneau
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific Suite no. 6 – William Skeen
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific Suite no. 4 – Bonnie Hampton
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. Pacific Suite no. 3 – Stephen Harrison
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No one is turned away for lack of funds! Contact info@amateurmusic.org to request a reduction of the fee.
14, 28 March 7:30 PM EST | 26 March 2 PM EST | 11 April 8 PM EST
In the Practice Room
We are thrilled to invite your students to join us for Stetson Cello Studio’s “In the Practice Room” series!This is a collection of four virtual workshops for ALL MUSICIANS. Discussions will explore everything practicing from inspiration and mindset to goals and time management.Please join us and invite your students to participate in any or all of the following sessions with outstanding guest artists:
- Yeesun Kim (New England Conservatory) Monday, March 14, 7:30-8:30 pm
- Brannon Cho (International Soloist) Saturday, March 26, 2:00-3:00 pm
- David Ying (Eastman School of Music) Monday, March 28, 7:30-8:30 pm
- Lluis Claret (New England Conservatory) Monday, April 11, 8:00-9:00 pm
Register for Free Today at: https://forms.gle/3pW4ggp1Zcpcc5TM9
Saturdays beginning 19 March 2 PM EST (7 March early application deadline)
Chill Cats Cello Ensemble
Chill Cats Cello Ensemble is an international, multi-level community of cello players dedicated to playing music of all genres arranged for cello in a fun and supportive community environment.Members meet every Saturday at 2 pm EST for 90 minutes on Syncspace, a unique platform dedicated to musical collaboration.Sessions are recorded and shared with those who can’t attend live rehearsals.Every 12 weeks, members will present their work through video recordings that will be professionally mixed and presented as a virtual concert.Members will have opportunities to explore improvisation and play solos if they choose.All cello players are invited to join, no matter what their level of expertise. Music will be tailored to your ability (Beginner, intermediate, advanced)
9 April, 25 June, 17 September, 10 December
Online Timeline Series – Cellist Catherine Black
We all want to be as rounded a musician as possible, and that’s a pretty big ask. We all have our preferences, and the groups & orchestras we play in take us down certain paths which enrich and educate us, but sometimes we find a hole in our knowledge!
The Online Time Line Series has really found a place in your lives. Join us to learn more about a remarkable piece of music, its composer, an era, its style that may otherwise have passed you by. Musical architecture, polyphony, phrasing, the place of music in society are all a part of this quest for a better understanding and roundedness.
We will play, discuss & explore from your – the player’s point of view – a particular piece of music from the wide library of Unsung Heroes Cello Ensemble scores. These now range from Josquin and John Taverner (1490–1545) through to Tchaikovsky & Elgar and far into the twentieth century.
Though there are some restrictions online, we can all play using the mute button, though not as a group. This is an exciting opportunity for players to have the chance to play as many parts as they wish as we play together.
You may want to bring a notebook, too, and I send out further notes to help you continue the development after the class. I see this as a massive opportunity for us to do detailed work that really moves you on because we have these apparent restrictions.
Just a thought: you may think a particular composer (say Josquin, for instance) isn’t for you. Don’t rule things out too easily as all these people, whose music I want to share with you, have so much light to shine for us. As cellists, there is so much music we miss because we have so much already written for us. This is an opportunity that I personally have loved developing.
Your score is sent to you on booking your place, and there are 15 places per class, so we keep the lesson small, detailed and personal.
Do look at all the parts if you can, so you get under the skin of the music.
Venue: Zoom
Fee: £25 per class
Click here to register and get more information.
9 May – 4 June
Queen Elisabeth Competition (Cello)
Five years after the huge success of the very first Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition, we will hold a new session for cellists. The second cello competition will take place from 9 May to 4 June 2022. This session was initially planned for May 2021 but was postponed for a year due to the postponement of the piano competition.
Cellists interested in participating can now consult the requested repertoire the entry conditions and read more information about the competition rounds in the rules of the 2022 cello session.
Online application: opens in November 2021
Application deadline: Wednesday 8 December 2021 12:00 (noon) GMT
Age limit: In order not to disadvantage the young musicians preparing for this second edition, the age limit for candidates is raised by one year. Hence, candidates are aged at least 18 and have not yet reached the age of 31 (instead of 30) on 31 December 2021 (i.e., they must be born after 31 December 1990 and before 1 January 2004).The applications will be done entirely online through the ‘APPLY’ section of our website.
If you have questions after having read the rules, please do not hesitate to send us an e-mail at application[a]queenelisabethcompetition. be.
27-28 May 2022
2022 Washington International Competition for Strings
We hope you will join the FMMC Foundation for the 2022 Washington International Competition for Violin, Viola, and Cello! In its 69th year, the WIC provides renowned jurors offering individual advice and feedback to all semifinalists. See below for important deadlines, details, and more.
To apply, visit app.getacceptd.com/wic.
Dates and Information
- Application Open: September 15, 2021
- Application Deadline: February 1, 2022
- Semifinalists Notified: March 1, 2022
Semifinals take place in-person at George Washington University in Washington, DC, on both Friday, May 27, and Saturday, May 28, 2022, from 9 AM to 5 PM.
Finals take place in the Terrace Theater of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2022, at 2 PM.
For more details and prize information, visit the FMMC website.
1-7 August 2022
WALTHAM FOREST CELLO FEST 2022
The 4th WALTHAM FOREST CELLO FEST 2022 in London invites you to the CELLO ACADEMY – Online Summer Cello Master Classes via Zoom / Skype.
Individual Online Cello Lessons will take place daily from Monday 1st August till Sunday 7th August 2022 @ cca 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (cca 55 minutes slots), online via Zoom or Skype.
FRANTIŠEK BRIKCIUS – CELLO, CHAMBER MUSIC
ANNA BRIKCIUSOVÁ – CELLO
Book your One-to-One Cello OnLine Summer Course now (limited number of accepted students). It includes the FINAL online performance meeting.
All ages (4-99), levels (Initial Grade, Grades 1-8), and abilities (beginner, student, advanced) are welcome!
For more details, follow #WFCF22 @WalhamForestCelloFest, book your course https://WalthamForestCelloFest.eventbrite.com and visit https://www.Brikcius.com/WalthamForestCelloFest/
Ongoing
Trad Cello – Tunes and Techniques with Natalie Haas
Natalie Haas
Let Natalie Haas teach you some tricks of the trade as well as some great melodies!
Natalie is one of the most sought-after cellists playing traditional music today. She and Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser have toured as a duo for twenty years, wowing audiences at festivals and concerts worldwide with their unique sound.
In this series, she will teach some bowing techniques when accompanying melody players before moving on to chords and arranging, finishing with some melodies that sit well on the cello.
Although this series is aimed at the cellist, many of the skills and techniques will sit as comfortably on any string instrument.
Click here to learn about membership options.
Win a Year of Free Lessons!
ArtistWorks
Enter a drawing for a year of free lessons via video exchange with cellist Mike Block. Click here to enter.
7 February 1 PM GMT (available for 30 days following broadcast)
Wigmore Hall – Barnabás Kelemen violin; Nicolas Altstaedt cello
Kodály, Schulhoff and Veress
Information
This concert will be live-streamed on this website in HD. The video will be available on demand for 30 days after the broadcast date. Watch live here
Donations are accepted and may be made at the link above.
Your Turn
Let us know about your favorite online events and concerts in the comments below. Have an event or concert you’d like listed? Please get in touch.
