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Premium ❘ Focus‘Create a philosophy about what you do as a musician’ - Gary Hoffman’s life lessons
The US–Canadian cellist on Janós Starker and his other formative influences, and on finding authenticity
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FocusStarker at 100: Gary Hoffman remembers cellist János Starker
2024 marks the centenary of the legendary cellist János Starker. Gary Hoffman shares his memories of Starker, in this tribute from the April 2014 issue of The Strad
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Gary Hoffman: Beethoven
A new Beethoven cycle offers a fulfilling listen
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Brahms Cello Sonata in F major
Cellist Gary Hoffman provides practical tips on interpreting this well-known piece, with reference to the composer’s Third Symphony — and his understanding of the human condition
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Blogs‘Music so sublime it reaches heaven’: Gary Hoffman on the Schumann Cello Concerto
The cellist is preparing for an upcoming performance of the concerto arranged for strings. Hoffman tells the The Strad how it differs from the original orchestration
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Premium ❘ FeatureHow to play with a flexible bowing arm by cellist Gary Hoffman
The American musician explains how he developed a supple and varied bow arm motion, guided by his ear and musical instinct
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ArticleSentimental Work: Gary Hoffman
For the American cellist, Brahms’s op.99 Sonata in F major is the alpha and omega of cello playing, allowing for every possible feeling and a vast array of interpretations
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ReviewJerusalem Quartet: Dvořák String Quintet and Sextet, with Veronika Hagen and Gary Hoffman
Perfectly matched music and musicians capture Dvořák’s glow
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ArticleCellist Gary Hoffman gives Tchaikovsky masterclass 2016
In each case your shift is taking place on the new bow rather than the old bow, which means you're not anticipating the new position.' Gary Hoffman gives a cello masterclass at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel on Tchaikovsky's Pezzo capriccioso, op.62 on 9 May 2016. The ...
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ArticleGary Hoffman gives Chopin Cello Sonata masterclass
It's possible play with a variety of ups and downs in the line, and to connect your musical ideas' Gary Hoffman gives a masterclass on Chopin's Cello Sonata at the Curtis Institute of Music. Read 6 practice and interpretation tips by cellist Gary Hoffman.
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ArticleGary Hoffman performs Brahms's Piano Quintet in F minor
Cellist Gary Hoffman, who gives a Masterclass on Brahms in our January 2014 issue, here performs the fourth movement of the composer's great Piano Quintet in F minor with a stellar team of violinists Pinchas Zukerman, Ida Kavafian, violist Paul Neubauer and David Golub on piano, in ...
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ArticleGary Hoffman performs Bruch's Kol Nidrei
Gary Hoffman gives a Masterclass on Brahms's Third Cello Sonata in our January issue. Here he performs Bruch's Kol Nidrei with the Indiana University orchestra in a 75th birthday tribute to János Starker.Read some of Gary Hoffman's cello insights here and download the digital edition of the January ...
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FocusCellist Gary Hoffman on Brahms, bowings, fingerings, and finding the perfect tempo
The cellist, who gives our January Masterclass, shares his deeply philosophical approach to the instrument
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Blogs
Gary Hoffman shares his cello wisdom
Singing when you practise can save you years, the cellist tells Ariane Todes
