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CBC 154: Guy Tuneh plays Beethoven

Jason — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:00:00 +0000

We’re featuring double bass virtuoso Guy Tuneh performing an excerpt from the Beethoven Romance for Violin, Op. 50. We’ve featured Guy many times on the podcast and blog in the past, and it’s great to get a chance to feature him again here. Enjoy!

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CBC 148: Happy New Year from Guy Tuneh

Jason — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Enjoy this New Year’s nugget from double bassist Guy Tuneh, featuring a personal greeting for all listeners and readers and a complete performance of Kol Nidrei by Max Bruch. This was recorded live on a borrowed bass during a concert for sick children.

Guy Tuneh 2010 New Year Recording (MP3)

Guy Tuneh performs at 2009 Bodenseefestival

Jason — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:00:42 +0000

This video features double bassist Guy Tuneh (former Contrabass Conversations guest) performing the Kirchensonate in Eb Major by Mozart for the 2009 Bodenseefestival. This recoding features Rainer Kussmaul and Aysen Ulucan (violins), Guy Tuneh (bass), and Christian Hommel (organ). Guy is a marvelous double bassist, captivating in both solo and chamber performances, and it is a pleasure to feqture his playing here on the blog!

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CBC 104: Happy New Year with Guy Tuneh

Jason — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:00:24 +0000

Last year, Guy Tuneh provided the double bass community a video of his excellent Rococo Variations performance to celebrate the new year. This year we’re featuring this wonderful artist performing Kol Nidrei by Max Bruch. Enjoy!

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CBC 88: Guy Tuneh video episode

Jason — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:00:03 +0000

We’re featuring a video episode of double bassist Guy Tuneh on this week’s episode of Contrabass Conversations. Guy has been featured many times on the podcast in the past, and it’s a real pleasure to hear his fine playing again on the show. This episode is being released in both audio and video versions. You can check out our previous episodes featuring Guy Tuneh in our archives.

We’re also featuring listener feedback, bass news, a link of the week, and much more. Enjoy!

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Guy Tuneh bio:

Guy Tuneh has been studying in Germany and performing internationally. He is noted for his intense musical involvement and phenomenal performances, combining virtuosity and musicality. Mr. Tuneh has been active as a solo performer, chamber musician, orchestra and opera bassist. Having begun as a violin student at the age of 6, he was drawn to the tone color of the double bass, joining Prof. Michael Klinghoffer’s bass studio at the S. Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University. Later, he continued his bass studies under Prof. Barbara Sanderling at the Hochschule Für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, he is now working towards a Solo Artist Diploma with Prof. Wolfgang Güttler at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel. Additionally, he took master classes with Yoan Goilav, Gary Karr and Miloslav Gajdos. His orchestra performances included engagements as a principle bassist with the Berliner Kammeroper, Ensemble “Echo” in the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Theater Erfurt, and most recently with the Solistes Européens Luxembourg. As an orchestra bassist Mr. Tuneh performed under such distinguished conductors as Kurt Sanderling, Zubin Mehta, Sir Simon Rattle, Nicolas Harnoncourt and Christian Thielemann. Winner of a Villa Musica Scholarship, Guy Tuneh has performed all over Germany as a chamber musician and a soloist to great acclaim, and participated in chamber music and solo performances recorded by the SWR (Southwest German Radio). These performances included collaborations with Ulf Rodenhäuser, Guy Braunstein, Christian Altenburger, Wen-Sinn Yang, Martin Ostertag, Hermann Bäumer, and other distinguished musicians.The “Allgemeine Zeitung” described his performance as youthful and exuberant.

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Guy Tuneh performs Mendelssohn Sextet mvt 4

Jason — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:39:31 +0000

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The outstanding double bassist Guy Tuneh (www.guytuneh.com) performs an excerpt of the fourth movement from Mendelssohn’s Sextet in D Major with Villa Musica. Listen to Guy Tuneh in interview on his Contrabass Conversations page, and check out more videos from him here.

Guy Tuneh performs Mendelssohn Sextet mvt 3

Jason — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:21:24 +0000

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The outstanding double bassist Guy Tuneh (www.guytuneh.com) performs the third movement Sextet in D Major with Villa Musica. Listen to Guy Tuneh in interview to his Contrabass Conversations page, and check out more videos from him here.

Happy New Year from Guy Tuneh and Contrabass Conversations!

Jason — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:31:25 +0000

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Jason thanks readers, listeners, and viewers for being a part of the Bass Blog and Contrabass Conversations in 2007, and double bass virtuoso Guy Tuneh (www.guytuneh.com) plays excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations.

Guy Tuneh performs Mendelssohn Sextet mvt 2

Jason — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:06:18 +0000

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The outstanding double bassist Guy Tuneh (www.guytuneh.com) performs the second movement Sextet in D Major with Villa Musica. Listen to Guy Tuneh in interview to his Contrabass Conversations page, and check out more videos from him here.

CBC 33: Guy Tuneh interview 2 and Brian Bromberg music

Jason — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 06:43:50 +0000

This week’s Contrabass Conversations episode features the second half of our interview with double bassist Guy Tuneh, conducted over a distance of thousands of miles. It was a real pleasure to get to sit down and chat with Guy–he’s a warm, intelligent, and passionate individual, and these traits come through in his speaking just like they do in his bass playing. You can visit him online at www.guytuneh.com. You will also get a chance to hear the great jazz bassist Brian Bromberg perform and hear some bass playing from L.A. bassist Nam Chi Vu. Enjoy!

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CBC 30: Guy Tuneh interview

Jason — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:51:12 +0000

This week’s Contrabass Conversations episode features an interview with double bassist Guy Tuneh, conducted over a distance of thousands of miles. It was a real pleasure to get to sit down and chat with Guy–he’s a warm, intelligent, and passionate individual, and these traits come through in his speaking just like they do in his bass playing. You can visit him online at www.guytuneh.com. You will also get a chance to hear the great jazz bassist Lonnie Plaxico perform two tunes on this episode, and you can check out Lonnie at www.lonnieplaxico.com. Enjoy!

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CBC video special – Guy Tuneh

Jason — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:57:20 +0000

We hope that you enjoy this special video episode from double bass virtuoso Guy Tuneh! Check out CBC 30 for a complete interview with Guy, and visit him online at www.guytuneh.com. Guy is playing ‘Suita Piccola’ (written in 1976) by Nieminen Kai in this video.

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