Classic On - Classical Music Like You Never Heard It Before!
By Marija Andjic
Classic On - Classical Music Like You Never Heard It Before!Nov 26, 2020
Inspiring Your Curiosity - Meet Flutist Daniela Sanchez
The flutist Daniela Sanchez is a versatile, passionate Venezuelan chamber and orchestra musician currently based in Germany. From a young age she learned the value and strong power of the music within society, which has been her inspiration in every project that she carries out. Besides being a performing artist she has also developed a deep love for teaching. She has a long experience in several orchestras and Festivals and has been conducted by world-renowned conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Krzystof Urbánski, and Claudio Abbado among others, and played in wonderful stages in Europe, America and Asia.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic and inspired by the Global Peter Drucker Forum.
Harmony Across Continents - Pianist and Composer Bogatay Köprülü
Bogatay Köprülü, a multi-faceted composer and pianist from Istanbul, questing after true knowledge regarding ancient roots of harmony by seeking for esoteric, scientific and historical thinking ambits. One of his latest composition “Concerto for Piano” received the 1st prize from the jury at the "Eczacıbaşı National Composition Contest” in Izmir, Turkey. In 2016, he completed his composition training at Istanbul Bilgi University. Since that time, on the piano, he has been working with Prof. Vassilia Efstathiadou from Hannover. Meanwhile, he studied at the most valued French High School Saint Joseph accompanied by his music studies lasting a decade. This year, he immersed himself in composing numerous pieces, as a “Sonata in One Movement” dedicated to “Galata Trio” ensemble and currently working on a new violoncello composition.
“…his award-winning Piano Concerto is a work of superior quality.”
Pianist Gülsin Onay.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic and inspired by the Global Peter Drucker Forum.
The Relativity of One Minute - Meet Pianist Izabela Jutrzenka-Trzebiatowska
Polish pianist Izabela Jutrzenka-Trzebiatowska is best known for salon music interpretation and her recent album „Chopin". As a pianist and researcher – doctoral student of the Academy of Music in Krakow - her main focus is music of the 19th century. She enjoys traveling around the world performing both solo recitals and among others both Chopins piano concertos. This year she is releasing waltzes of romantic-era composers. With her elegant and graceful waltz permormances she invites your heart to dance.
www.izabela-jutrzenka-trzebiatowska.pl
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
Enjoying an Espresso and a Glas of Wine with Guitarist Heike Matthiesen
Charismatic stage presence united with an overwhelming joy of playing: Heike Matthiesen is a unparalleled exception in today’s guitar world with intelligent programs which always fascinate her audience. The press writes about her, using superlatives like: “guitar music to bow down to”, “world class”, “wonderful”.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
True Co-Creation with Pianist Vito Lattarulo and the Trio Fontaine
Under Vito Lattarulo’s direction, the Sinfonie Orchester Biel Solothurn plays a crisp, fresh young Verdi, whose juicy melodies the listener cannot escape. The tempi are absolutely singer-friendly [...]”.
Vito Lattarulo’s performances and his recent Summer concert at Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn, in Switzerland, have had consistent success with audiences and critics alike. Dedicated chamber musician, he regularly plays together with several internationally renowned musicians. As pianist of the Trio Fontaine he has recorded the CD opus1, with music by Beethoven and Arensky, and played the complete cycle of Beethoven piano trios. In his free time, Vito is a passionate chess and billiard player and loves eating good food with friends.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
No Escape from Classical Music - Violinist Susanne Hehenberger
Austrian violinist Susanne Hehenberger dedicated her live to music both as performing artist and teacher. As concert master of the Sinfonietta Da Camera Salzburg and one of the initiators of the Corona Concert Hall, she plays an active role in keeping music accessible via digital platforms during the Corona crisis. The concert series “Frauenstimmen”, organized by the Maria-Anna Mozart Gesellschaft of which Susanne is a member, promotes the works of female composers in Salzburg’s musical scene. With her Carreño String Quartet she brings music from the Viennese Classic to contemporary music together. Her latest project is "Suddenly Shakespeare", a cheerful reading with music about finding true love.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
Esperanza Restucci is Opening the Doors to Your Soul
Chilean singer Esperanza Restucci is one of the most brilliant independent voices of the moment. Her background as a popsinger but also the training as a classical soprano opens a wide range of musical facets. Challenging normal structures in the world of classical music leads to fascinating interdisciplinary stage programs with chamber music and her passion: the Latin American Classical music.
Esperanza Restucci Youtube Chanel
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
Chopin with a Sparkle - with Pianist Aleksandra Bobrowska
Aleksandra Bobrowska is a classical pianist, with an unconventional approach to presenting music to varied audiences. She has performed in most European countries as well as in China, Japan, Russia and the USA; her last three concert seasons included over a hundred performances each. She is interested in a diverse repertoire, which she performs on modern, as well as period instruments. Aleksandra is also keen on chamber music collaborations, so make sure you follow her ensemble - Aldice Duo, as well as her solo projects (that recently include recording all Chopin Mazurkas).
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
An Invitation to the Night Garden from Jo Anne Sukumaran
Happily going beyond the traditional concert hall, Jo Anne Sukumaran brings an unconventional and refreshing approach to classical music making. Curious and adventurous, her playful approach to the bassoon belies a sharp technical ability that has built her reputation for bringing to life a diverse range of styles. In 2017, she chose to focus on solo and chamber music and recently released her debut music album “The Night Garden” in 2019. With an ear for unusual sounds and collaborators, she often dreams up eclectic and original programmes filled with colours, textures, flavours and senses to serve up a fusion of classical, contemporary and cross-cultural works, delighting audiences. With her personable and effervescent personality, she started her own interview series, a podcast - Legends of Reed, in 2018, to demystify and bring double reed instruments to a wider audience.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
A Fine Scent - Flutist Fatin Khuri
German-born flutist Fatin Khuri enjoys a diverse musical life as a soloist, passionate orchestra and chamber musician. A versatile flutist and piccoloist, she is praised for her effortless and authentic performances. Fatin is frequently invited to perform as principal and section flutist with numerous esteemed ensembles, such as Brussels (Radio) Philharmonic, Essener Philharmoniker/Opera Essen and Bochumer Symphoniker, to name a few. Fatin regularly appears at some of the most prestigious venues around the world including Cité de la musique Paris, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Bozar Brussels Philharmonie Luxembourg and Braunschweig Classix Festival/Germany.
She is a member of UN Women and is launching concert series, focusing on women’s rights.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
A Bag of Colourful Candies with Mezzo-Soprano Monika Kertész
Monika Kertész Hungarian-Bulgarian born mezzo-soprano is recognized and praised for her velvety warm voice and for her stage presence with deep emotionality and musicality. Monika expresses her artistic and musical versatility in numerous forms starting from opera, operetta, oratorio and song repertoire to contemporary music, and in addition she also reaches out and creates new innovative projects. Based on this interest she founds her own performing arts collective called In-Pact (Interdisciplinary Performing Arts Collective) with the aim of expanding the possibilities between classical music, opera and contemporary performing arts.
She regularly sings with the biggest Hungarian orchestras, appears on opera stages and tours with her recitals in Europe. Her most recent appearances include singing the title role of Rossini’s La Cenerentola at the National Theatre in Pécs, the mezzo-soprano solo in Schumann’s piece Das Paradies und die Peri” with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the premier of her interdisciplinary performance Desdemonium, where her role involves contemporary dance elements, movement theatre and improvisation. In 2020 it was a guest performance at the International Shakespeare Festival, Gyula. Further future engagements include Mozart’s Requiem at the Grand Hall of Franz Liszt Music Academy, Budapest, concert series with the newly found NOW Orchestra in Vienna and new projects on Kurtág’s Kafka-Fragmente, Ligeti’s songs, performance about Alma Mahler and Bartók’s Bluebeard’s castle.
Harp accompaniment: Anastasia Razvalyaeva
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
A Quiet Place in a VUCA World - Pianist Katarina Andjelković
Katarina Andjelković, a Serbian pianist based in Vienna, recently started a new passion-project Piano ReDiscovered that is bringing back to life the forgotten, unperformed or unjustly underrepresented works of classical piano repertoire. During the lockdown 2020 she recorded the first album of this music, Quietudes, in the technically limited conditions, as a way of making a statement, placing the artistic vision before the technical perfection and sharing it with the audience the way it is- raw, honest, deep, and coming in the much needed moment during the crisis. The project was supported by the City of Vienna.
Katarina graduated Piano Performance on the Universities in Belgrade (Faculty of Music) and Vienna (mdw - University of Music and performing arts), with a distinction. She was awarded the Prize for the most talented piano student on the Faculty of Music in Belgrade. In 2010 she won the first prize at the EPTA Piano Competition in Belgrade. She is also active as a piano teacher and accompanist.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
When Music tells Stories that Matter - Flutist Caitlin Berger
Caitlin Berger is a Montreal-based flutist and flute teacher who primarily enjoys performing in solo and chamber recitals. Through her performance projects, she tells stories and connects with audiences about social issues, music, and life itself. Caitlin recently created a virtual concert series entitled Caitlin’s Cozy Concerts, which she hosts and performs in every last Saturday of the month. Together with Emilia Segura, her flute and clarinet duo Ensemble Camellia will be premiering more than five new works in February 2021, in partnership with McGill University’s Association of Student Composers. Caitlin has been teaching flute privately for over four years and she currently holds the position of Flute Instructor at the Fortissimo Academy of Music and Arts in Côte-Saint-Luc.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
Another Tesla created by Violinist Anastasia Kozlova and Michael Bulychev-Okser
Violinist Anastasia Kozlova performs chamber music recitals as well as theatrical and solo programs across The Netherlands and abroad. Organising events such as Festival Groeneveld, she sees it as a personal mission to show the beauty of classical music to 30+ generations. Making classical music applicable in everyday life.
Michael Bulychev-Okser is an internationally acclaimed American pianist, composer, and producer. Mr. Bulychev-Okser performed at the world’s most prestigious stages: Carnegie Hall, (New York), Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.), La Salle Pleyel (Paris, France), Wigmore Hall (London, United Kingdom) to name a few. Bulychev-Okser divides his time performing worldwide, and organizing international music events, such as Gershwin International Music competition in New York and Alion Baltic International Music Festival in Tallinn, Estonia.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
Mozart, but not alla turca - meet Turkish pianist Birce Polat
"A deeply feeling & technically skilled pianist that successfully communicates with her audience.”
-Prof. Manfred Aust
A unique classical musician accompanied by a pinch of scholarly ambition - staging monographic performances illuminated with handcrafted keynote speeches: Birce Polat is the personification of a Renaissance soul with diverse talents. A disciple of the renowned Karl-Heinz Kämmerling école with peerless technical command, she has the fingers for “magical sonorities on the keys”, according to her aficionados. 2020 still flows in the pianist’s own words; “what a year of milestones! For myself, a winter’s tale of well-received debut lecture recitals in my hometown Istanbul & in the capital Ankara!” Between her highly praised graduation recital in Lübeck in 2012 and the return to her homeland Istanbul in 2013 - two of the turning points in her career - Polat made a wholly different kind of debut: “flow state” in psychology being an utmost leitmotif in her life - she published her “Interpersonal Differences of Flow Experience during Musical Practice”. This marked the launch of Polat’s academic career, defined ever since by her eclectic PhD studies parallel to being a recitalist. As a proud alumna of the respected Uskudar American Academy (Istanbul) & Academy of Music in Lübeck (Germany), her profound devotion to her artistic career is mirrored in her intellectual questioning and evergreen curiosity.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
Passion and Phantasy with Violist Erika Cedeño
Erika Cedeño is a passionate and charismatic venezuelan violist inspired by the connecting and expressive power of music. Her performances as soloist and chamber musician, lead her through diverse Halls and Chamber Music Festivals in Europe and Latin America. Erika is also a very experienced orchestra player, currently playing at the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie and regularly invited to play in orchestras such as Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, Philharmonie Baden Baden and Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Her enthusiasm for chamber music inspired her to found the Festival “Schlutuper Kammermusiktage” in Lübeck, Germany.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
Marija Andjic talks to Marija Andjic
Serbian pianist Marija Andjic, currently based in Vienna, makes it her mission to help everyone she encounters understand music and discover it´s beauty. As a pianist and a chamber musician, she performed at concerts and competitions throughout Europe. She won the first prize at the XI International Competition of Young Pianists in Niš, Serbia, for what she was also awarded the prestigious Scholarship of Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia.
Marija’s unique approach to creating and presenting concerts has led naturally to work as a teaching artist, what resulted in numerous conceptual performance and educational projects. Marija is the host of Classic On, the podcast you are just listening to.
www.instagram.com/andjicmarija
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
Photo by Vanja Pandurevic.
A Beautiful Night presented by Soprano Sofia Livotov and Tenor Satriya Krisna
Praised for her velvet timbre, soprano Sofia Livotov is a versatile artist, equally at ease in opera, art-song, and contemporary music. Based in London, Sofia has performed at international venues and festivals, such as Tête à Tête Festival (UK), Tonhalle Zurich (Switzerland) and TivoliVredenburg (Netherlands). In 2019 she has made her successful appearance on the Indonesian concert stage in Jakarta. Together with pianist Prajna Indrawati Sofia has been recently selected for the prestigious Oxford Lieder Residential Mastercourse for Singers & Pianists and awarded the Help Musicians’ Transmission Fund 2020. Passionate about performing the lesser-known repertoire, Sofia founded the ensemble Duo Primevère with pianist Natalia Pegarkova-Barenboim, which focuses on overlooked female composers.
Composition: Malam Indah (Beautiful Night) by Indonesian composer Sjafii Embut.
Sofia Livotov, soprano
Satriya Krisna, tenor
Prajna Indrawati, piano
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
A Dedication to the Ocean by Composer and Pianist Arabella Brunner
Arabella Brunner is a psychologist and composer from the capital of classical music, Vienna. Her thoughtful and emotional piano music is often described as awakening listeners to their personal longings, while creating a certain atmosphere that allows for self-reflection, serenity and dream-gazing. Arabella’s wish is to inspire others to live according to their inner wisdom; and to create social impact by lending her music as a voice to people in need. Recently, her compositions were chosen for an international fundraising campaign supporting people in Ghana during the COVID-19 crisis.
www.instagram.com/musicforhelp/
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
Food for your Soul from Pianist Tanja Huppert
“Music is the deepest expression of my soul” says Munich-based pianist Tanja Huppert who sees her most important task during the piano playing in re-feeling the composer’s inner world - when writing their music - and conveying it to the listener. She believes that music can work wonders and even defeat all evil. Kirill Petrenko, chief conductor of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, described her interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations BWV 988 as “subtle” and “played with great musicality, creativity and high technical ability”.
She is currently preparing a video project in which she will record classical piano works for YouTube. Her recordings with Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and Bayerischer Rundfunk (Public Bavarian Radio) are yearly broadcast in the radio, e.g. on BR-Klassik.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
Playing Musical PingPong with Violinist Alexander Nantschev
Bulgarin austrian violinist Alexander Nantschev has established a broad artistic outcome working widely from classical to contemporary dance. He released two albums on the label Crystalhorizon Records and worked with artist like Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, Kent Nagano, Daniel Gatti, Renauld Capucon and Dora Schwarzberg. Alexander played as soloist and chamber musician internationally in America, Europe and Asia including the Salzburger Festspiele, Musikverein Vienna and Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
Scarlatti on the Accordion - Meet Ghenadie Rotari
Originally encouraged to take up the piano, a lack of free spaces in the class made Ghenadie Rotari become an accordionist, it ended up being a fortunate twist of fate. The Moldavian-born musician has a passion for the new in music, but equally enjoys diving into early, baroque, jazz and tango repertoire. His concert engagements took him to stages and festivals on three different continents, including debuts at the Berliner Philharmonie and Carnegie Hall in New York. Passionate about chamber music, Rotari performs regularly with ensembles and orchestras across Europe, bringing on stage the energy, passion and freshness with each performance, be it the music of today or written centuries ago. Recent interests took Ghenadie Rotari into the direction of exploring the fusion of the accordion’s sound with electronics and the use of the voice in performances.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
A Pilot to the New Show Classic On by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres
Meet the creators of Classic On - the pianist Marija Andjic and the executive coach Bernhard Kerres. They are both not only passionate about classical music, but see it as an integral part of our society. The first few episodes are dedicated to the Global Peter Drucker Forum 2020 and inspired by Kevin Robert's book, Lovemarks.
Classic On is a podcast created by Marija Andjic and Bernhard Kerres. In each episode you meet an outstanding musician from around the world. All are part of the BYOM Community - the Be Your Own Manager community - a community of exceptional musicians who understand that they need entrepreneurship besides their musical excellence. The community and the podcast was created during the COVID19 pandemic.
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