Sunday Musicians Café

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕤 ℂ𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 26th Episode. Preparation and honesty 💪🏻 With Sergey Ostrovsky we had a very powerful conversation about sensitive topics such as work/life balance, chamber music comprises, auditions, and technical preparation. 𝐁𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝. ✨

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕤 ℂ𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 25th Episode. Stay what you are! 🫀 Such a refreshing and exciting chat with @piano.winn ! We talked about the importance of recording yourself and dealing with social media, looking at the incredible positive sides you can gain from it ! ✨ Please follow and comment sharing your experiences and keep the conversation alive on these topics 💬 𝑩𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒆...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 24th Episode. Authenticity 🧩 With JP ( @jpmuirnz ) we talked about some very important things 💥 Changing country to follow your passion, staying authentic in the creative act of making music, what to consider when making a programme ( he has been the programmer for @bloomsburyfestival since 2015! ) and what qualities today's musician must have. 🤩 Have a coffee wit...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 23rd Episode. An extraordinary Catalan cellist 🔥 Laura is one of those people who can positively influence everyone. Her enthusiasm and dedication to music is a great inspiration to me. 🙏🏻😍 In October 2023, Laura ( @lauraperibanez ) joined the Barcelona Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Carlos Checa ( @carloschecadirector ) in a tribute to the legendary Catalan...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 22nd Episode Winner of Leeds Competition 🏆 Alim is a performer of the highest calibre, he has played at the Proms and won the Leeds Competition, a complete artist who is an inspiration to so many of us. 🤩 I had the honour of sharing the stage with him on the occasion of an extraordinary concert at the Royal College of Music. @alimbeisembayev was performing Ravel's...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 21st Episode Music can be a means to peace 🕊️ Many thanks to @vika_violin for her testimony about the situation a musician is currently experiencing in Israel. She is doing an incredible job together with her friends and colleagues, bringing music and a moment of beauty to hospitals and camps for the evacuated, war wounded and people in need. 🙏🏻🎶 Thank you for what yo...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 20th Episode 💥 Elegance and confidence 🥂 @avadodd_soprano is a singer of the highest level who always proves herself on every stage and role. Elegant, attentive to detail and confident! How nice to have had her with us to tell us about her experience in life and also in @verbierfestival ! ☀️ 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 ✨

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 19th Episode. Out of the box 📤 Magdalenna’s passion and enthusiasm ( @magdalenna.krstevska ) are so contagious that there is nothing but talk in town about the @coreliaproject ! A very successful initiative that thanks to Magdalenna and @sophie.glenny.music 's hard work is becoming a leading project for the spreading of works by female composers. 🎶 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒆...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 18th Episode. Music, activism and fast thinking 💭 @dimitriscarlato is one of those individuals who can really make an impact on society! A composer and musician of the highest calibre. He has worked with ( @michael_caine_official ) Michael Caine and Paolo Sorrentino ( @paolosorrentino_real ), teaches at the Royal College of Music ( @rcmlondon ), and is genuinely committ...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 17th Episode. The world is a better place 🌍 @fgcpiano is an Italian internationally renowned young pianist who has found a way to turn his art and career into a vehicle for peace! 🕊️ Creator and founder of incredible humanitarian projects such as @peaceorchestraproject and recently @oropamusicfestival . He has played with Martha Argerich @marthaargerichfans and performs...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 16th Episode. She is the queen 👑 @luciapolo is a radiant girl as someone was saying! She plays the double bass wonderfully and collaborates with orchestras of the highest level. Last night she performed with @auroraorchestra at the Royal Albert Hall for the Proms! ✨ She is a loyal and super nice friend with whom you can have important conversations but also have fun an...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 15th Episode. He broke the internet 💣 @aurelien.froissart is an internationally renowned pianist with more than 2 million followers across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. A musician of the highest calibre who brings the joy and beauty of classical music to the whole world by playing spontaneously on every piano he finds. 🎹 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 14th Episode. What a start! 🎬 @ela.kalicka is such an inspiring artist! She is a solo perfomer busking in London with her two beautiful instruments - the voice and the viola. She just released an album which I invite you to listen to! Bringing joy and faith through her work as an artist, which as she says is always for the glory of God 🙏🏻 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑰 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒍...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 13th Episode. Super fun and enjoyable chat with the incredible @ugneliepa_zuklyte a very good friend and extremely talented musician! Please listen to this episode and take with you some of her inspiring suggestions she gave us at the end ✨ Thank you Ugnė 🥰 . . 𝑺𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆!

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ 12th Episode. What a honour and pleasure to have been able to have this chat with @geoffreysimon and outstanding conductors and world class musician. In this Episode we talked about so many important things for us as artists and musicians. Such as identity, authenticity, music making, and more. Please have a look and share it!

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ Eleventh Episode. What an Episode! 🔥 With @maciejkulakowskicello we had a very nice chat about so many things: last minute solo replacements, how we met, music as a sharing opportunity, use of technology to support creativity, composing, Giovanni Sollima, and many other things. It’s really worth having a watch/listen! 🤓

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ Tenth Episode. Such an amazing guest today @fra.bra.vi a dear friend and wonderful musician! He is a PhD candidate at RCM. His research aims to reevaluate Friedrich Gilda’s contribution to the piano recital by reconsidering his performance activity beyond classical music. With Francesco we also talked about the power of chamber music and sharing experiences through music...

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ Ninth Episode. Huge thank you to @alexheatherbass for the wonderful chat! An incredible young talent which is making his way to an amazing career as a double bass player. 🎶

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ Eight Episode. Thank you so much @julia.blachuta for telling us your incredible story of passion and devotion to music and the violin. A true young talent who is developing her career in a wonderful way through successful outcomes in both chamber music and solo path. ✨

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ Seventh Episode. What an amazing chat with @parvishejazi . We talked about practice routine, work/life balance, the importance of research, and many other things. 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 ✨

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ Sixth Episode. What an amazing chat with @mcnick_ignas . We talked about competitions, preparation of solo performances with orchestra, performance anxiety , effective practice routine. And then he left us with such a braid message: 𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭! ✨

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ Fifth Episode. With @ashbymayesbassoon we talked about so many different things and all of them must say very inspiring. He is such an inspiring entrepreneur, musician and human being. 𝑩𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖! 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒂𝒔𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕. ✨

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕗é ☕️ Third Episode. With @agnese.harpist we talked about competitions, competitive attitudes, some mind blowing anecdotes, how to plan for audition. Agnese is an amazing musician and such a beautiful person who is able to spread enthusiasm and positivity like nobody else! ☀️ 𝐈𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 ✨

How do musicians make a living? We are entrepreneurs. That's the answer. But what does that mean exactly? Sunday Musicians Café is a podcast founded and hosted by Pietro Genova Gaia. An informal chat between musicians or professionals involved in the music industry. Sipping coffee or something just as if we were in a cafeteria. The goal is to encourage musicians to talk, connect with each other an...

A clip from the First Episode. ☕️ The importance of relying on experts when it comes to our bodies and feelings. Our tendency is sometimes to dramatise and overthink injuries.🧠 I really admire @zoebarnettguitarist 👏🏻 Zoe is a living example of what it means to restart even stronger than before! 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 ✨