In this interview, Geoff Chalmers meets one of our finest double bassists and educators, the great Leon Bosch. They discuss Leon's teaching algorithm, expression in modern music, being a truly great musician, the responsibility of a teacher, and much more.
Make sure you watch to the end of the video as Leon Bosch performs Yihle Moya by Grant McLachlan, which is adapted from the Hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" by Enoch Sontonga. We filmed this video in a spectacular Left Bank Leeds and it's an unforgettable performance.
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Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
01:47 The virtuoso teacher
05:32 Teaching algorithm stage 1 - The mechanics
06:18 Teaching algorithm stage 2 - Dynamics and articulations
06:40 Teaching algorithm stage 3 - Phrasing and analysis
07:37 Teaching algorithm stage 4 - Aesthetic content
08:52 Max Runge
10:20 Expression
12:47 Being a great musician
14:23 The responsibility of the teacher
17:16 What is a good student?
20:20 Gaining experience today
24:08 Trinity Laban Conservatoire
28:00 Performance (Yihle Moya)
Links:
Trinity Laban (Leon Bosch profile)
Purchase the sheet music for Yihle Moya by Grant McLachlan
Leon Bosch - Short Bio:
Leon Bosch is a virtuoso double bass soloist with a wealth of recordings exploring the double bass repertoire including the works of Bottesini, Domenico Dragonetti, Dittersdorf, and Menotti. He has performed concertos worldwide under conductors including Pinchas Zukerman, Nicolas Kraemer, Nicolae Moldoveanu and Guido Romstadt. He also has played with a range of chamber groups including the Lindsay, Belcea and Brodsky quartets, the Moscow Virtuosi and with solo performers such as Peter Donohoe, Vladimir Ovchinikov and Maria João Pires. He teaches at Trinity Laban Conservatoire and The Purcell School for Young Musicians. Leon has also recorded over 7000 sessions for pop tracks, films and TV including for artists such as Madonna and Joni Mitchell and for a range of BBC dramas and Hollywood blockbusters.
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