In this episode, you are getting the chance to hear the fascinating story of Sergey Malov's discovering the Violoncello da Spalla, the predecessor of the modern-day cello. Parts of this show are originally a LIFE broadcast in Da Spalla Community on Facebook™.

The violinist Sergey Malov from St. Petersburg is considered as versatile as he is virtuoso: he plays violin, viola, baroque violin, and cello da spalla – the instrument on which Johann Sebastian Bach himself probably played his cello suites. His repertoire ranges from early Baroque music to Johann Sebastian Bach, from classical and romantic violin concertos to the world premieres of contemporary music. For his interpretations, he deals intensively with questions of style and playing techniques of the respective epoch.

On the violin Sergey Malov won prizes at the Paganini Competition in Genoa, the Mozart Competition in Salzburg, the Heifetz Competition in Vilnius and the Michael Hill Competition in Auckland. With the viola he won prizes at the ARD Competition in Munich and at the Tokyo Viola Competition.

As a violin and viola soloist, he has performed with orchestras such as the BBC London Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Enesco Philharmonic Orchestra, the Auckland Philharmonia, and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Invitations from previous seasons have also taken him to the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he performed Sibelius‘ Violin Concerto on Sibelius‘ birthday under Klaus Mäkelä, to the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, to a Japan recital tour and a tour with the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn. In summer 2019 he was a resident artist at the Turku Music Festival in Finland

Sergey Malov was awarded the baroque violin at the Leipzig Bach Competition. The „JumpstartJunior Foundation“ Amsterdam provided him with a Gioffredo Cappa Baroque violin. As a soloist, he performed with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, the Venice Baroque Orchestra, the Sevilla Baroque Orchestra, the „Musica Viva“ Orchestra Moscow, the Camerata Salzburg, and the Baroque Orchestra Halle.

Sergey's website: https://sergeymalov.com/ 

Music used in the episode courtesy of Sergey Malov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUrqJp44QIQ

Badiarov Violins: https://badiarovviolins.com/ 

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