Florentin Ginot - Interview and Performance

► Meet Florentin Ginot, a French double bassist who participates in a wide range of contemporary and classical music-making. We caught up with Florentin whilst he was visiting Huddersfield (UK) to perform at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival with Ensemble Musikfabrik. In this interview, we talk about Florentin's current projects, his work with Ensemble Musikfabrik, his instrument, strings and tuning, and his experience preparing for and performing a Bach Violin Partita, featured in this wonderful YouTube video:    • J.S. Bach - Chaconne, Partita No. 2 BWV 10...   Plus, don’t miss Florentin’s performance of Marin Marais’ Prélude en Harpègement at the end of the video. Florentin Ginot is a double bassist who lives and works in Paris and Cologne and has performed as a soloist in festivals and venues around the world, including the Berliner Philharmonie, Cologne Philharmonie, and the Cité de la Musique-Paris. Since graduating from the Paris Conservatory in 2015, Florentin has been a member of Ensemble Musikfabrik, a world-leading ensemble in contemporary music. The experimental group premiers and performs a variety of new works and inter-disciplinary projects around the world. Florentin also explores classical and early music, and in 2015 he recorded his first CD for the Young Soloists collection of the Meyer Foundation with a focus on the music of Marin Marais. He has a unique approach to adapting music for the bass and his performances have included J.S. Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for piccolo double bass, Beethoven's Cello Sonatas, and Marin Marais' Livres de Viole. Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Ensemble Musicfabrik and current projects 04:02 Where did you study? 07:15 Inspiration 08:34 Traditional and contemporary repertoire 11:04 Tuning and equipment 14:58 Instrument and resonance 17:13 Strings and bow 20:37 Preparing for the Chaconne 24:49 Performing the Chaconne 26:25 Find Florentin online 27:31 Performance of Marin Marais' 'Prélude en Harpègement' Find Florentin online: Florentin's Website https://florentinginot.com/en YouTube    / florentinginot   Ensemble Muskfabrik https://www.musikfabrik.eu/en/ Watch the full performance of the Bach Chaconne discussed in our interview: J.S. Bach - Chaconne, Partita No. 2 BWV 1004    • J.S. Bach - Chaconne, Partita No. 2 BWV 10...   Lockdown Tape #51 - Simon Steen-Andersen: Study for String Instrument #2 (2009) -with wammy pedal    • Lockdown Tape #51 – Simon Steen-Andersen –...   Love the double bass? Join our online community of double bassists: ►WEB: https://discoverdoublebass.com - All our lessons, interviews & courses in one place! ►FB:   / discoverdoublebass   ►IG:   / discover_double_bass   ►TW:   / discoverdoubleb