The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Alban Gerhardt. Alban is enjoying a 35 year career as an International Soloist and Chamber Musician. Having performed with most of the major American and European orchestras, Alban shares stories going back to his roots, growing up as a young child fascinated by classical music in a musical environment, with a father who was a violinist in the Berlin Philharmonic. He talks about how he has built an international career over several decades, despite the fact that the cello was not his first love, and he offers his advice to young musicians hoping to follow in his footsteps, and much more. 

For more information on Alban: https://albangerhardt.com/

You can also find Alban on Instagram and Facebook: @albancello

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Robert Howard. Robert is a Founder and the Co-Artistic Director, along with Rebecca Merblum, of the Kenya International Chamber Music Festival. He shares his journey growing up as a cellist in metro Atlanta, to his life of teaching and freelancing in the San Francisco bay area. After an incredibly moving trip to Kenya in 2019, Robert and Rebecca were inspired to start the Kenya International Cello Festival, which quickly morphed into a chamber music festival. Robert speaks about the impact they are making in Nairobi by teaching young musicians how to play string instruments, which have been generously donated by many organizations in the US, bringing in faculty to coach chamber music groups, training music teachers to teach the younger students, and training Kenyans how to do repairs on instruments. This is an incredibly inspiring story about how to make a difference in the lives of young students living in the slums of Nairobi, through the power of music!

For more information on Robert: https://roberthowardcello.com/

You can also find Robert on Instagram: @rhowardcello

For more information on the Kenya International Chamber Music Festival: https://www.kicf.net/tour

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Clive Greensmith. Clive has been Professor of Cello at the Colburn School Conservatory of Music since 2013. Clive shares about his incredible journey as cellist of the World renowned Tokyo String Quartet for their final 15 years, his position as Principal Cellist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, and how those two distinctive careers compared to each other. With his vast teaching experience, Clive also shares about his teaching philosophy, offers advice to young musicians, and much more. 

For more information on Clive: https://www.clivegreensmith.com/

You can also find Clive on Instagram and Facebook: @clivegreensmith

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Emily Wright. Emily is the host of The Lonely Cello Podcast. She shares about the many facets of her career, including working as a freelance cellist, an Associate Editor and contributing writer for Strings Magazine, working as a composer, and teaching students of all levels and ages, with a particular skill set geared towards adult students. 

For more information on Emily: https://emilywright.net/

You can also find Emily on Instagram and Facebook: @emilywrightcello

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Alisa Weilerstein. Alisa is enjoying a career as an international soloist and chamber musician. In this interview, she shares what the experience of being recognized with a MacArthur “genius grant” Fellowship in 2011 was like, and how it impacted her career. She also talks about how she grew up surrounded by music, never had any doubt she wanted to be a professional cellist, her advice for building an international career and much more! 

For more information on Alisa: https://alisaweilerstein.com/

You can also find Alisa on Instagram and Facebook: @alisaweilerstein

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Emilio Colón. Emilio is Professor of Cello at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. After getting off to a rocky start with his teacher Janos Starker, Emilio talks about how he felt that he was dead last amongst his peers on the cello, which in turn motivated him to work as hard as he could to prove that he had what it took to be successful. Shortly after graduating from Indiana, Janos Starker called him and invited him back to join the cello faculty of his alma mater, making him the second youngest professor ever selected to teach at the Jacobs School of Music, at the age of 26.   

For more information on Emilio: https://emiliocolon.com/

You can also find Emilio on Instagram and Facebook: @colon_emilio

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Sterling Elliot. Sterling is the 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and the winner of the Senior Division of the 2019 National Sphinx Competition. He shares about his journey growing up as the cellist in the family string quartet, starting at the age of 5, and he speaks about the impact of winning both the junior and senior divisions of the Sphinx Competition. Sterling also talks about how he has  navigated the first couple of years growing a career into an international soloist, picking a manager, and much more.  

For more information on Sterling: https://sterlingelliott.com/about

You can also find Sterling on Instagram: @celloster

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews violist, violinist, and composer, Christian Colberg. Christian is currently the Principal Violist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He shares his amazing story about winning a job in the Baltimore Symphony after only playing the viola for 3 weeks, his journey from there to Cincinnati 17 years later, his compositional philosophy, tips for taking successful auditions, and much more!

For more information on Christian: https://www.christiancolberg.com/

You can also find Christian on Facebook and Instagram: @christiancolberg11

To listen to the albums, composed, recorded, engineered, and performed by Christian and Amy: Baylamoose https://classical.music.apple.com/us/album/1736668426 

Talking to Myself https://classical.music.apple.com/us/album/1631885946 

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Norman Fischer. Norman is Professor of Cello, and Chair of Chamber Music at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. Norman shares his story of how he first developed his insatiable love of contemporary music. He also talks about his journey forming the Naumburg winning Concord String Quartet to joining the faculty at Dartmouth, then Oberlin, and he gives the inside story of how Rice became one of the most sought after music schools! 

For more information on Norman Fischer:

https://music.rice.edu/faculty/norman-fischer

You can also find Norman on Facebook and Instagram @theFischerDuo

To listen to the album 2020 Visions:

https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6444/

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Alex Croxton, Alex is currently a faculty member at Mannes Prep, the Special Music School at the Kaufman Center, the Head of Cello at the School for Strings, and he has a full private studio in NYC. Alex shares about the impact the Suzuki method has had on his ability to work successfully with his students, and how it led to his interest in becoming certified as a teacher trainer. He also speaks about his own journey as a beginner on the cello at the age of 12 and he talks about the consistent building blocks of learning to tackle the cello at any level.

For more information on Alex Croxton: https://www.newschool.edu/mannes/faculty/alexander-croxton/

You can also find Alex on Facebook

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Bassist Andrew Sommer. Andrew is in his second season as a bassist in the Chicago Symphony, after spending 4 years as Principal of the Richmond Symphony. He shares his story about growing up among musician parents, with his mom as his earliest music teacher, his dad paving the way as a bassist in the Atlanta Symphony and much more. 

For more information on Andrew Sommer: https://cso.org/about/performers/cso-musicians/strings/bass/andrew-sommer/

You can also find Andrew on Facebook & Instagram: @ajsommer

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellist Mike Block. Mike shares about his incredible multi faceted life working not just as a cellist who walks around on stage while playing, but also as a singer, composer, and educator. He also shares how he found success on such a non traditional classical music path, why he was motivated to go this direction in his career, and much more!  

For more information on Mike Block check out his website: https://www.mikeblockmusic.com/

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For more information on Mike's string camp: https://www.mikeblockstringcamp.com/

You can also find Mike on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube: @blockcello 

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellist Julie Albers. She has been the principal cellist of The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra since 2014. They talk about her experience growing up in a family where all of her siblings played instruments, how she ended up in an orchestra, forming the Albers Trio with her sisters, her teaching philosophy, and much more. 

For more information on Julie: https://content.thespco.org/people/julie-albers/

You can also find Julie on Facebook: @jooliealbers

Check out her recording of the Crosmer-Popper Duets recorded with Jeremy Crosmer: https://music.apple.com/us/album/crosmer-popper-duets/1048724091

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellist and Conductor Eric Jacobsen. Eric is a cellist in Yo-Yo Ma’s SilkRoad Ensemble, the Artistic Director and Co-founder of the Knights Chamber Orchestra and also the Music Director of the Virginia Symphony and the Orlando Philharmonic. They talk about his incredible career on the cello and how he transitioned to a conducting career. Eric shares stories about working with Yo-Yo Ma, starting multiple musical ensembles, and studying with the legendary cellist Harvey Shapiro at Juilliard. 

For more information on Eric Jacobsen check out his website: http://www.jacobseneric.com/about#conductor
You can also find Eric on Instagram: @ejacobsenmusic 

Facebook: JacobsenEric.com  YouTube: @ericjacobsenconductor7573

To hear the performance of "Blue as the Turquoise Night of Neyshabur" with Eric conducting the Greater Bridgeport Symphony: https://youtu.be/0OzUpZRytvk

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Nathan Chan, Assistant Principal Cello of the Seattle Symphony. They talk about the incredible social media following he has built over the years by creating insightful, interesting and amusing videos around the cello. Nathan also shares his experience working towards the goal of winning a position in a major symphony orchestra and much more.

For more information on Nathan Chan check out his website: https://nathanchan.com/
You can also find Nathan on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube: @Nathanchancello 

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Blaise Dejardin, principal cellist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. They talk about what he has been up to over the past 3 years, joining the faculty of his alma mater, the New England Conservatory, his teaching philosophy, filling three openings in the cello section, and much more.

For more information on Blaise Dejardin check out his website www.BlaiseDejardin.com
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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Paul Watkins. Paul is currently the Professor of Cello at the Yale School of Music. He shares his journey going back to landing Principal Cellist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the age of 20, his work as a member of the Nash Ensemble, joining the legendary Emerson String quartet, and even taking up the baton as a conductor, winning the Leeds Conducting Competition in 2002. 

For more information on Paul: https://music.yale.edu/people/paul-watkins

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Richard Aaron. Richard joined the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory in the fall of 2024. He shares his incredible journey from landing an orchestra position at the age of 18, to becoming one of the most sought after teachers of our generation! Having been on faculty at the University of Michigan, the Juilliard School, the Cleveland Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory., Richard shares the keys to success on the cello, what he looks for in potential students, and much more.

For more information on Richard: https://sfcm.edu/study/faculty/richard-aaron

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews cellist Julia Lichten. She has been on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music since 1989. Julia shares how she first fell in love with the cello, her teaching philosophy and offers sage advice on how to put your best foot forward when applying to summer music programs.

For more information on Julia: https://www.msmnyc.edu/faculty/julia-lichten/

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Keyboardist Chris Fischer, who recently joined the famed jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra. They talk about the moment he discovered this band and how his life was never the same. He shares his amazing journey, modeling his career after this style of music, to living out a dream he never fully allowed himself to imagine, replacing his idol Tom Schuman and actually joining the group! 

For more information on Chris: https://spyrogyra.com/band-bios/

You can also follow Chris on Instagram and Facebook @chrisfischerkeys

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Joshua Luty, who is the Principal Librarian of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. They talk about the path to this unique profession, whats involved in the day to day life of this job, and the ongoing process to preserve the historic copies of this music.

For more information on Joshua: https://www.aso.org/artists/detail/joshua-luty

You can also follow Joshua on Instagram and Facebook @joshtakovich

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews violinist Lauren Roth, who recently joined the Atlanta Symphony as the new Asst. Concertmaster. They talk about her past experience as Concertmaster of the Tucson Symphony, and how it relates to her current position. Lauren also offers advice on how to prepare for an orchestral audition.

For more information on Lauren: https://www.laurenrothviolin.com/ 

For more information on Lauren's coach, Jo Zakany at Mindful Opus: www.mindfulopus.com 

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Internationally Renowned Cellist Steven Isserlis. After appearing as the Inaugural guest of this podcast in March 2021, Steven returns to celebrate the 100th episode of The Cello Sherpa Podcast and answer questions submitted by audience members.

For more information on Steven: http://stevenisserlis.com/

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellist James Kim. He is the Asst. Professor of Cello at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia. They talk about his journey on the cello, his teaching philosophy, and his  extremely fortunate path to his new teaching position. He replaces David Starkweather who spent 41 years in that position.

For more information on James: https://www.jameskimcello.com/
You can also connect with James on Facebook or Instagram @jamezkim

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The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews Cellists Robert Jesselson, Professor Emeritus at the University of South Carolina, and Theodore Buchholz, Associate Professor at The University of Arizona. They share their teaching philosophies, and the details of their new book The Cellist's Guide to Scale and Arpeggios.

For more information and to purchase The Cellist's Guide to Scale and Arpeggios, visit www.thecellistsguide.com. 

For more information on Robert Jesselson https://sites.google.com/view/robertjesselsoncello/

For more information on Theodore Buchholz https://cfa.arizona.edu/profile/buchholz/

You can also connect with Robert and Theodore on Facebook

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