6 Interviews with Mstislav Rostropovich

By Blogmaster March 27, 2025

Tags Cello Competitions, Cello Repertoire, ICS, Internet Cello Society, Internet Cello Society Archive, Mstislav Rostropovich, Rostropovich, Russia

A Cello Journalist’s Journey

By Tim Janof August 7, 2023

Subjects Artistic Vision, Interpersonal Relationships

Tags Anner Bylsma, Cello Journalist, ICS, Internet Cello Society, Janos Starker, Journalism, Mstislav Rostropovich, Pablo Casals, Tim Janof

A Biography of Gregor Piatigorsky (August, 2000)

By Robert Battey March 16, 2022

Subjects Artists, Historical

Tags Artur Rubinstein, Biography, Carl Flesch, Don Quixote, Gregor Piatigorsky, ICS, Internet Cello Society, Jascha Heifetz, Nathan Milstein, Robert Battey, USC, Vladimir Horowitz

A Profile of Robert LaMarchina (January, 2004)

By Tim Janof February 14, 2022

Subjects Artists

Tags child prodigy, conducting, Gaspar Cassadó, ICS, Internet Cello Society Archive, Life Story, Profile, Robert LaMarchina, Toscanini

Conversation with Thomas Demenga (May, 2007)

By Tim Janof January 31, 2022

Subjects Interviews

Tags Antonio Janigro, Bach, Bent Endpin, Felix Galimir, ICS, Internet Cello Society Archive, Leonard Rose, Maurice Gendron, Mstislav Rostropovich, String Types, Technique, Thomas Demenga, Walter Grimmer

Conversation with Mischa Maisky (May, 2007)

By Tim Janof January 17, 2022

Subjects Interviews

Tags Bach, competitions, Gregor Piatigorsky, ICS, Internet Cello Society Archive, Mischa Maisky, Mstislav Rostropovich, Pablo Casals, Zubin Mehta

Conversation with Olga Rostropovich (May, 2003)

By Tim Janof December 29, 2021

Subjects Interviews

Tags Dmitri Shostakovich, Galina Vishnevskaya, ICS, Internet Cello Society Archive, Mstislav Rostropovich, Olga Rostropovich, Soviet Union

Leonard Rose Remembered (January, 2004)

By Tim Janof December 15, 2021

Subjects Artists

Tags Cleveland Orchestra, Felix Salmond, Frank Miller, Fritz Reiner, Glenn Gould, Heifetz, ICS, Internet Cello Society Archive, Leonard Rose, Lynn Harrell, NBC Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Sergei Rachmaninoff', Yo-Yo Ma

A Survey of Bach Suite Editions (1995)

By Tim Janof November 30, 2021

Subjects Repertoire

Tags August Wenzinger, Bach, Bach Cello Suites, Dimitry Markevitch, Diran Alexanian, Editions, Hugo Becker, ICS, Internet Cello Society Archive, Janos Starker, Manuscripts, Pablo Casals, Pierre Fournier

Master Class Reports: Janos Starker’s 75th Birthday Celebration (September, 1999)

By Tim Janof November 18, 2021

Subjects Artists

Tags Gary Hoffman, ICS, Internet Cello Society, Janos Starker, Maria Kliegel, Master Class, Master Class Reports, Mstislav Rostropovich

Cello Classics: An Interview with Sebastian Comberti (June, 2002)

By Selma Gokcen October 29, 2021

Subjects Interviews

Tags Cello Repertoire, Feuermann, ICS, Internet Cello Society, Record Label, recording, Underplayed Repertoire, Ysaye

Conversation with Apocalyptica (August, 2001)

By Tim Janof October 11, 2021

Subjects Interviews

Tags Beyond the Traditional, Cello Pickups, Electric Cellos, Heavy Metal, ICS, Internet Cello Society

Conversation with Steven Isserlis (May, 1998)

By Tim Janof September 27, 2021

Subjects Interviews

Tags Bach, gut strings, ICS, Internet Cello Society, Interpreation, Jane Cowan, Ornamentation, Schelomo, trills, vibrato, Zara Nelsova

Conversation with Victor Sazer (1997)

By Tim Janof September 13, 2021

Subjects Interviews

Tags Bach, bow arm, ICS, Internet Cello Society, Janos Starker, Left Hand Thumb, New Directions in Cello Playing, pain, Sitting Position, Technique, tension, vibrato, Victor Sazer

Conversation with Margriet Tindemans (1996)

By Tim Janof August 30, 2021

Subjects Interviews

Tags Authenticity, Bach, Early Music, Historical Performance, ICS, Internet Cello Society, lntonation, Ornamentation, Performance Practice, Viola da gamba

Tag: ICS

6 Interviews with Mstislav Rostropovich

A Cello Journalist’s Journey

A Biography of Gregor Piatigorsky (August, 2000)

A Profile of Robert LaMarchina (January, 2004)

Conversation with Thomas Demenga (May, 2007)

Conversation with Mischa Maisky (May, 2007)

Conversation with Olga Rostropovich (May, 2003)

Leonard Rose Remembered (January, 2004)

A Survey of Bach Suite Editions (1995)

Master Class Reports: Janos Starker’s 75th Birthday Celebration (September, 1999)

Cello Classics: An Interview with Sebastian Comberti (June, 2002)

Conversation with Apocalyptica (August, 2001)

Conversation with Steven Isserlis (May, 1998)

Conversation with Victor Sazer (1997)

Conversation with Margriet Tindemans (1996)