Jacob Reuven: Interview with the mandolin player
Mando-Show: Interview with the mandolin player Jacob Yaki Reuven
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.
Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
Jacob Reuven: Interview with the mandolin player
Check here the video tutorial with Jacob: Mandolin Warm-up Routine
Links about what Jacob is refering during the interview
JACOB REUVEN'S WEBSITE
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
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
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.