21 May 2008

Interview for Ongakunotomo: three violoncellos da spalla in Bach Collegium Japan

The interview shall be published in anticipation of the concert series and a recording by Bach Collegium Japan of the Six Brandenburg Concertos by J.S.Bach. All violoncello parts shall be played on violoncellos da spalla. For this occasion Bach Collegium Japan engages three players on violoncellos da spalla: Ryo Terakado, Francois Fernandez and myself. All three violoncellos da spalla have been made by me during the past three years.

More information on violoncello da spalla can be found in my Galpin Society Journal articles Vols 60 and 61 and on this blog.

19 May 2008

Bach, Brandenburg Concertos and Violoncello da spalla: a lecture in Fukuoka

18.05.2008 -  The lecture took place in a large conference room and was attended by some 280 people. Masaaki Suzuki gave a general introduction into western music, Bach's life and work and Brandenburg Concertos. I spoke about the general situation with stringed and bass instruments before and during Bach's lifetime. The talk was illustrated by the demonstration of paintings containing violoncellos da spalla, as well as by the performance of a Prelude from the cello suite No.6 and two movements from a Geminiani Sonata for violoncello and basso continuo. Another lecture if this kind shall take on the 11th of June in Kawasaki (Tokyo). The tickets on all five concerts are sold out.

6 May 2008

Mejiro Ba-Rock Festival in June 2008

I shall perform on the 2nd, 4th and 10th of June 2008 in Tokyo. Click on the picture for more information (oinly in Japanese)

1 May 2008

New publication in Galpin Society Journal - violoncello da spalla in Italian pictures and music

Galpin Society Journal No.61 has published an addition to my previous article which appeared in volume no.60.
It includes some extra information which has not been included in the article in volume 60, as well as description of my experiments with violoncello da spalla of a much larger size, with the string length of 55- 67cm.

21 April 2008

Interview for The Record Geijutsu magazine

This interview is due to appear in The Record Geijutsu magazine, a magazine dedicated to the music and CD-market.
The editor was impressed by the performance of J.S.Bach Cello suites by Ryo Terakado. Consequently she was interested in knowing about the instrument more. The story covers the personalia involved in this project - Sigiwald Kuijken, Samantha Montgomery, Mimmo Peruffo, Lambert Smit, Ryo Terakado, Gregory Barnett and Brent Wissick as well as the short coverage about how I came to making such instruments.