Australian violist, Katie Yap, talks about Leoš Janáček’s String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’, the influence of Eastern European folk music on Janacek’s composing, and the supportive role of the violist and how this metaphor can help us be better humans.

Useful links:

Spotify playlist for Katie’s pieces 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ilPPDYJ1WGGgEuffxiZbf?si=iEWFqBznSbiKtFJX-4dyug&pi=e-fHeHIxBOSFSY 

Spotify playlist for main pieces https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BRom90ebzqKrDudeVZtYo

Spotify playlist for final question pieces https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rzB0a4C4nNjO0MR8VLQdQ

Other useful links:

Leoš Janáček https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%C5%A1_Jan%C3%A1%C4%8Dek

Viola d’amore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_d%27amore 

Leoš Janáček’s opera, Cunning Little Vixen ​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKkZqQYw5bk&t=1252s 

Introduction video of viola d’amore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzmz8Raeqm8

Video of a hardanger fiddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di1F8GUvEtg

Bulgarian Gadulka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dhWUcqaf_g

South Asian sitar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar

Support Katie:

Katie’s website: https://www.katieyap.com/

Katie’s YouTube channel: Katie Yap - viola https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzLZvqChnlkzORwmR9_eWQ 

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra https://www.brandenburg.com.au/our-story/meet-the-orchestra/ 

Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra https://www.arco.org.au/ 

The Muses’ Delight https://www.themusesdelight.com/concerts

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