| Josephine van Lier | |
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Josephine van Lier During the recording of the Bach Suites. |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | Cellist |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | Official Website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Contemporary cello (ca. 1870) Mirecourt Baroque cello (2007) Jay Haide Carbon fiber cello (2005) Luis & Clark. 5 string violoncello piccolo (2008) Jay Haide Contemporary bow (2005) Roy Quade Baroque Bow (2007) Basil de Visser |
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Josephine van Lier (B. 1968, the Netherlands) is a performing cellist specialized in both baroque and contemporary cello residing in Canada.
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A versatile musician, Josephine van Lier is equally at ease on a baroque cello or a 5 string violoncello piccolo as on their contemporary counterparts, using instruments and bows whose designs, construction and material span over 400 years in origin; from the gut strings of her baroque cello to her 1870 cello and the space-age material of her carbon fiber cello.[1] She therefore covers a wide variety of repertoire utilizing the endless possibilities that this range of instruments, string set-ups and bows allow her.[2]
In 2010 she released a 4 CD set featuring all six suites for unaccompanied cello by Bach played on 4 different cellos. This unique recording sets side by side the different sounds of historic and new instruments and compares their strengths and weaknesses.[3]
Josephine van Lier appears on the concert stages in Canada, the United States and Europe as a soloist and chamber musician.
She is on faculty at Concordia University College of Alberta.[4]
Between 2005 and 2009 she served as president for the Alberta String Association.[5]
Josephine van Lier received degree in cello performance and pedagogy from the "Gronings Conservatorium" (now called Prins Claus Conservatorium) in 1992.[6] Since 1995 she has lived in Edmonton,Canada.
She is the cellist of the Strathcona String Quartet.[7]
Ms. van Lier is a frequent recipient of grants and awards[8][9] including the "Celebration of Women in the Arts Award of 2007"[10] from the Edmonton Arts Council. Her concerts as soloist and with the Strathcona String Quartet were noted as "Memorable live shows from 2009"[11]
Josephine regularly performs on four different instruments and with two different bows:
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