April 17, 2009
Ben Hong is the assistant principal cellist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He was also the technical advisor for the new film “The Soloist” and taught Jamie Foxx how to play cello for his role. Hong describes the challenges of teaching a movie star how to fake it as a cellist. And Hong guides Kurt as he picks up a bow for the first time.
it was great ,god! i only wished we got to hear more of the CELLO ,i love the CELLO,it's such a pensive instrument !
For anyone wondering, the music at the top and end of that segment (and in the show itself) is the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007. There's a beautiful rendition of it here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=LU_QR_FTt3E
Terrific show this week by the way! Thanks. :)
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