Improv with Aaron Schwebel

Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman

07/29/21

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Aaron Schwebel and I had fun for about 5 minutes, as he said doing a "free association game".

We filmed this across Zoom, in different cities, and during a strict lockdown in our province in Canada.

Moments like this can really help with a feeling of connection - and for classical players like us, it's really freeing to try to

play freely like this.

Here's the link for the full episode, both podcast and video: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e10-s1-aaron-schwebel-violinist

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photo credits: Bo Huang for Aaron and Curtis Perry for Leah

Previous Episode

Aaron Schwebel Bonus: J.S. Bach Largo C major Solo Sonata BWV 1005

July 29, 2021

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In tandem to my conversation with Aaron, Episode 10 Season 1, as part of my "Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman" series, he agreed to play this beautiful third movement from Bach's incredible Third Solo Sonata.

The complete episode is here, both video and podcast, linked to the bonus episodes:

https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e10-s1-aaron-schwebel-violinist

Aaron Schwebel currently holds the positions of Concertmaster with the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra and Associate Concertmaster with the Canadian Opera Company. Schwebel is a member of the LARK ensemble and Rosebud String Quartet, and is founder/artistic director of Echo Chamber Toronto, a series that merges chamber music and contemporary dance. We talk about his many and varied experiences, in terms of his development and his career.

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photo credit: Bo Huang

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James Ehnes Violinist

August 5, 2021

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67m

Hi! I’m a violinist and my podcast Conversations with Musicians with Leah Roseman follows my curiosity about fellow musicians: how did they get to where they are today, what are their perspectives on a life in music?James Ehnes is known internationally as one of the foremost violin soloists. He’s a GRAMMY winner who’s created over 60 acclaimed albums. I was honoured to speak at length with James Ehnes about his career, collaborations, current projects, and his approach with practice and preparation for concerts. Timestamps are below.

The video version is linked here, with transcript and bonus episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e11-s1-james-ehnes

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:38) 2021 recordings Ysaye, Bach, Beethoven quartets

(09:40) Ehnes String Quartet history

(14:00) Seattle Chamber Music Society

(19:40) solo Bach, different recording and performances

(29:35) pacing yourself, importance of run-throughs

(31:20) Paganini

(34:50) repertoire choices, getting pigeon-holed as a performer