Artist Room

Andrei Ionita is one of the leading cellists of our time. He won countless prizes at the top cello competitions, amongst them the first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. In this conversation he talks to Dominik about growing up in Rumania, the musical education there, his further studies, Cello playing and technique and many other subjects.

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.

Thomas Gansch is a trumpet player, composer and over all entertainer. He is a part of many brass and jazz groups, among them Mnozil Brass, Gansch & Breinschmid and Wieder, Gansch & Paul. In this conversation he talks to Dominik about his upbringing, stage presence, being an entertainer, teaching and many other topics.

Dorin Marc is one of the most successful double bass pedagogues ever. As a Soloist he won prizes at most of the major double bass competitions, he held the principal double bass position of the Munich Philharmonic orchestra and was professor at the university of music in Nürnberg. His students play in all the major symphony orchestras in Germany and Austria, and many have also became professors.In this episode he talks to Dominik (who also was one of his students) about studying and living in Romania, about Josef Prunner, Sergiu Celibidache, the bass and it’s unique strengths and weaknesses, as well as teaching and how it keeps you working and improving constantly.

Emmanuel Tjeknavorian is one of the most interesting classical musicians of our time. In his early twenties he already managed to build a massive career as a violinist. Now he almost completely stopped performing as such and is perusing the path of a conductor. In this conversation he talks to Dominik about why he made this choice, but also other topics like social media and music in general.

Bogusław Furtok is one of the leading figures in today’s double bass scene. Besides being the principal double bass of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, he continues to amaze the world with his incredible solo performances, recordings and compositions.

Matthias Schorn is one of the most unique and creative musicians of our time. He is holding the principal clarinet position at the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, owns his own cultural train station and regularly plays in countless ensembles. In this episode of „Artist Room“ he talks to Dominik about his life, music, its many unique facets, gratitude, authenticity and diversity in art.

Phoebe Russell is one of the leading double bassists of our generation. She played in some of the world’s most renowned orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic and the BR Symphony Orchestra, and is currently the principal bass of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and faculty at the Queensland Conservatorium.In this episode she talks to Dominik Wagner about different double bass and orchestra traditions as well as her views on the bass as a solo instrument.

Jeff Bradetich has been and is still one of the most important figures in the double bass solo scene. As a soloist he has performed all over the world and as a pedagogue he brought forward countless incredible musicians and instrumentalists. In this conversation he talks to Dominik Wagner about the double bass as a solo instrument, its past and its possible future.

Matthias Bartolomey, cellist, professor at the University Mozarteum Salzburg and composer, is one of the most creative minds in today’s cello-scene. In this conversation he talks to Dominik Wagner about the future of contemporary music, his life and projects as well as how to find your place in today’s music scene.