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-fibre cello. She therefore covers a wide variety of repertoire utilizing the endless possibilities that this range of instruments, string set-ups and bows allow her.
She released a 4 CD set featuring all six suites for unaccompanied cello played on 4 different cellos. The CD has received numerous rave reviews in leading publications around the world:
She is recipient of the "Celebration of Women in the Arts Award" from the Edmonton Arts Council.
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