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My three-year doctoral journey
At the moment of writing this post, my graduation was almost 3 months ago and I am officially a Doctor of Music in Performance. It has been a really long journey, even though one can say it was “only” three years, as I did the doctorate full-time as opposed to part-time, which can take up…
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Listening to Your Heroes’ Lives — and How It Affects You as a Musician
In the last couple of years, I had the amazing experience of listening to two top living women pianists whose recordings shaped the musician within me. The first on my list was the lioness herself — Martha Argerich. I had initially planned to see her live in Vienna at the Musikverein in February 2020, but…
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Finding Balance as a Musician: Easier Said Than Done?
They say musicians work when everyone else is off. Think Friday or Saturday nights, Christmas, New Year’s, Sunday morning rehearsals… you name it. Add teaching at a school, giving private lessons, and preparing for performances, and your life feels like a constant whirlwind. It’s not the kind of job where you shut your laptop at…
