Artist Room

Dominik Wagner

#09 - Matthew McDonald: Principal Bass at Berlin Philharmonic

2024-09-20 85 min

Description & Show Notes

Matthew McDonald is currently holding the first principal double bass position at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and teaches at the University of Music Hanns Eisler. He also regularly performs as a soloist and premiered double bass concertos by Peter Eötvös and Gerald Barry.
In this conversation he talks to Dominik about his musical origins, contemporary music, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, teaching and many other subjects.

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Dominik Wagner - Links:
Web: https://dominikemanuelwagner.com/
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Matthew McDonald - Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewphmc/
Bogusław Furtok @ Berlin Philharmonic: https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/about-us/orchestra/musicians/matthew-mcdonald/