All viola da gamba articles
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Blogs
Viola da gambist Sarah Small: how I completed a three-month tour by bicycle
Sarah Small shares tales from her unforgettable concert tour across the British Isles earlier this year, including how experiences on two wheels, connecting with people and places, and keeping the climate crisis at the forefront of her mind gave greater clarity behind her music making
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News
Lucile Boulanger joins Paris Conservatoire faculty
Boulanger joins the faculty as a viola da gamba teacher in the conservatoire’s ancient music department
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News
Viola da gambist to undertake three-month UK tour, completely by bicycle
Avoiding flights and trains, Sarah Small will travel 2,500 miles sustainably by bicycle with her instrument in tow, to raise awareness of the environmental impact of musicians on tour
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News
Viola da gambist Salomé Gasselin signs to L’Agence
The award-winning gambist joins the roster of the French agency for general management
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News
Prizes awarded at the Bach-Abel International Viola da Gamba Competition
The competition was held at Köthen Castle from 4 to 11 November 2023
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Focus
The Strad Podcast #72: Liam Byrne on the viola da gamba
Liam speaks about playing a wide range of repertoire with new technology
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Review
Book review: Joachim Tielke: Kunstvolle Musikinstrumente des Barock/Joachim Tielke: Neue Funde zu Werk und Wirkung
Joachim Tielke: Kunstvolle Musikinstrumente des Barock Friedemann and Barbara Hellwig 456PP ISBN 9783422070783 Deutscher Kunstverlag €78 Joachim Tielke: Neue Funde zu Werk und Wirkung Friedemann and Barbara Hellwig 80PP ISBN 9783422982116 Deutscher Kunstverlag €30 Published in 2011, Joachim Tielke: Kunstvolle Musikinstrumente des Barock (‘Ornate musical ...
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Review
Book review: The Viola da Gamba
Robin Stowell reviews a book released in Italian in 2010, translated into English for the first time