From time to time we have an opportunity to republish feature interviews that are worthy of the content. Caterina Lichtenberg was the subject of an extensive interview last month by music journalist Markus Brandstetter of the web site Hyperlocrian.com, an independent music blog based out of Berlin launched this past December.
Whether you're a classical mandolinist, a bluegrass player or just an avid aficionado of the little, double-stringed instrument: You have most likely made acquaintance with the name Caterina Lichtenberg. Or, to be more accurate: Professor Caterina Lichtenberg.
Lichtenberg is not only one of the best known contemporary classical mandolinists, she also holds the only existing professorship for classical Mandolin at the music conservatory in Cologne. Lichtenberg, much like
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