Francois Rabbath

Legendary double bassist Francois Rabbath introduces his New Technique and the art of the bow in this clip from a live workshop presented by David Gage String Instruments in NYC, as part of their ongoing workshop series. In the excerpt, Rabbath shares the philosophy behind his self-taught approach — "the only professor that I use was this one: your ear" — and tells the story of how he began on the bass at age 13, building his technique entirely on his own, far from any teacher. A short but warm glimpse of one of the most renowned bassists of our time.