Ep. 10: Zlatomir Fung on the Process and Purpose of the Modern Cellist

Welcome to Practice Room Breaks, an artist interview series presented by IMSLP! Today we are joined by one of leading young cellists of our generation, Zlatomir Fung! 00:52: Intro 02:22: Earliest memory of the instrument 03:19: Suzuki method 05:18: Math and Music 07:20: Preparing for Tchaikovsky Competition 09:19: Stylistic choices in a competition 11:20: “Diplomatic” playing 13:58: Composer intent vs performer authorship 17:20: Threading together opera transcriptions and contemporary works (Zlatomir’s debut album "Fantasies") 20:32: Transcribing as a cellist 20:20: Bold programming choices 27:48: Chess and Cello — a conversation on musical pattern recognition 31:30: Adjusting to differing editions of a piece 35:11 INTERLUDE — DVORAK CONCERTO: A COMPARISON OF THE MANUSCRIPT VS FIRST EDITION 39:29: Teaching at Juilliard 42:39: Studio staples — what must all cellists study? 46:30: Social Media as a staple in a musician’s life 50:49 - What is artistic success? More about Zlatomir: https://www.zlatomirfung.com/ Zlatomir's Debut Album "Fantasies": https://www.challengerecords.com/prod... Link to Manuscript of Dvorak Cello Concerto: https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/us... Link to 1st Edition of Dvorak Cello Concerto: https://ks15.imslp.org/files/imglnks/...