Alon Sariel has been breathing new life into the mandolin music world, inspiring critics and audiences alike with his contagious musicianship and flawless technique, which makes him today's mandolinist of the first rank. In this Mando-Show interview, mandolinist Jonathan Belanger asks about his mandolin background and his latest album: Plucked Bach.

www.alon-sariel.com

Version Française

www.aviavital.com

20 minutes before the concert, Maison Symphonique was already full

The OSM Chamber Orchestra getting ready for Avi Avital & conductor Kent Nagano

Me & Avi Avital after his performance in 2016

(Français & Italiano)

www.paolaesposito.com

Buy Pizzican Duo CD Here

Buy Carlo Aonzo e a Pizzico Ligure Here

www.nymandofest.org

Photo Credits: Antonio Fiori

Orchestra Città di Brescia

www.federmandolino.it

www.ugo-orlandi.it

www.federmandolino.it

www.carloaonzo.com

Accademia di Carlo Aonzo

www.accademiamandolino.com

Armonie in Pizzico

www.mikinishiyama.it

During my trip to New York City in 2016, I had the immense pleasure to meet one of the world's most remarkable mandolin player: Caterina Lichtenberg. In this podcast interview, Caterina talks about her career and challenges. 

Conservatory of Cologne - Germany (Köln), Marga Wilden-Hüsgen, Detlef Tewes, Steffen Trekel, Silke Lisko, Annika Hinche, Gertrud Weyhofen, Juan-Carlos Munoz

Pietro Denis

Méthode pour apprendre à jouer de la mandoline sans maître

Gabriele Leone

Méthode Raisonnée pour passer du violon a la mandoline et de l'archet à la plume

Giovanni Battista Gervasio

The modern school of mandolin , more here

Giovanni Fouchetti

Méthode pour apprendre facilement à jouer de la mandoline à 4 et à 6 cordes 

www.artistworks.com

Photo credit: Neil Gladd

Caterina plays an Alfred Woll "Seiffert Model" mandolin

 http://www.woll-mandolinen.de/ 

Caterina & Mike Marshall

Thomastik-Infeld flatwound strings are available in america at juststrings.com

Hannabach special E strings can be found at schneidermusik.de or trekel.de

Caterina plays Wolle Plecktrum available at Trekel.de

Other Mando-Show interviews...

I had the opportunity to meet the Mark & Beverly Davis while i was playing in to New York City in 2016. In this episode, they are talking about their unique path in their music career.

http://www.markmdavis.com/mark_and_beverly_davis

https://www.reverbnation.com/markandbeverlydavis

http://www.markmdavis.com/north_meadow_music

http://www.namandolinensemble.com/

https://www.reverbnation.com/newamericanmandolinensemble

Conductors: Guiseppe Pettine, William Place Jr., 

http://www.providencemandolin.org/

https://www.reverbnation.com/providencemandolinorchestra

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Behrend

http://siegfried-behrend.com/

http://www.marilynnmair.com/

http://www.hetconsort.net/

http://www.fame.asn.au/

http://www.allmusic.com/album/chords-thyme-english-folksongs-for-guitar-mw0001813645

http://www.peterostroushko.com/

https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/festival/

I had the opportunity to meet the great mandolin player Jacob Reuven at the Bellows Falls mandolin festival in July 2016. In this interview, he his talking about his background, influences and challenges.

Check here the video tutorial with Jacob: Mandolin Warm-up Routine

Links about what Jacob is refering during the interview

JACOB REUVEN'S WEBSITE

mandolinmusic.co.il

BELLOWS FALLS MANDOLIN FESTIVAL

Festival of Mandolin Chamber Music

CAREER

Be'er Sheva Music Conservatory

Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance 

TEACHERS

Dora Bartik, Lev Khaymovich, Simcha Nathanson, Mila Kozorovitsky

GROUPS

Kerman Quartet

Vincent Beer-Demander, Fabio Gallucci, Mari Carmen Simón

REPERTOIRE

Teleman - 12 fantasias for violin

Federigo Fiorillo - 36 caprices

J.S Bach - Violin Partitas BWV 1001-1006

READINGS

Anton Chekhov

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Kerman Mandolin Quartet, which bears the name of the Israeli luthier Arik Kerman, is formed of four internationally acclaimed solo mandolinists: Jacob Reuven from Israel, Fabio Gallucci from Italy, Vincent Beer-Demander from France and Mari Carmen Simon from Spain.

Hebrew Mandolin - The mandolin is a central instrument in Israeli folk music and song. Jacob Reuven has initiated a project that incorporates rearrangements of Israeli songs for the mandolin and a symphonic orchestra.