20th Century Music Archives

Conversation with Siegfried Palm (May, 1998)

Interview by Tim Janof Siegfried Palm has had a distinguished and varied performing career. He was Principal Cellist of orchestras in Lubeck, Hamburg, and Cologne, cellist in the Hamann Quartet, and a member of a trio with Max Rostal and Heinz Schroter. He has given masterclasses worldwide and has served as a jury member at numerous international competitions. He has recorded for several companies and has had works dedicated to him by composers such as Krzystof Penderecki, Yannis Xenakis, Boris Blacher, and Gyorgy Ligeti. He was Director of the State Conservatoire in Cologne, Director of the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, President of the German Composers' Society, and President of ESTA. In 1969 and 1976 he was awarded the German Gramophone prize, and in 1972 he was awarded the Grand Prix [...]

By Tim Janof|2021-05-24T15:56:33-04:00May 17th, 2021|Categories: Internet Cello Society Archive, Artistic Vision, Interviews, Performance, Repertoire|Tags: Siegfried Palm, Interpretation, Contemporary Music, 20th Century Music, Enrico Mainardi|

George Walker’s Sonata for Cello and Piano Deserves a Place in the Standard Cello Repertoire

Reprinted from Strings magazine. © Stringletter Publishing. All rights reserved. By Seth Parker Woods | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazine Hailed by The Guardian as “a cellist of power and grace,” Seth Parker Woods is a soloist, chamber musician, and educator based in Chicago. He serves on the faculty at the University of Chicago and is artist in residence with the Kaufman Music Center in New York City. Title of Work Being Studied: Sonata for Cello and Piano Composer: George Walker Date Composed: 1957 Name of Edition Studied: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing, 2008, but original publishing was in 1972 I first came to know this important work of the cello repertoire, George Walker’s Sonata for Cello and Piano, in 2008, when I first met George Walker. I am [...]

By Seth Parker Woods|2021-03-08T16:23:55-05:00February 11th, 2021|Categories: Artistic Vision, Performance, Repertoire|Tags: Seth Parker Woods, George Walker, 20th Century Music, Standard Repertoire|