HeyJaredA Musical Soliloquy
An expedition into the world of classical music, hosted by Steven Song Zachary Brandon.
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Mercedes Cheung - A Musical Soliloquy 27 (opens the original)
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Hosted by Steven Song :) Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:40 Musical Background 7:00 Being a Child Prodigy 9:20 Performing All 24 Paganini Caprices at 10 23:16 Expanding Repertoire 26:10 How Many Hours of Practice 28:46 French Immersion School 33:01 Studying with Her Father 34:36 Donald Weilerstein 36:00 Having a Lesson Once A Week 40:46 Ilya Kaler 43:23 Soovin Kim 47:40 Current Endeavors 52:58 Future Career Aspirations 58:47 Practice Tip of the Week - Mercedes 1:02:06 Recording Recommendation of
Jaewon Seo - A Musical Soliloquy 26 (opens the original)
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Jaewon Seo, violinist of the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra Hosted by Steven Song :) Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and Welcome 0:32 Musical Upbringing 4:24 Moving around a lot as a kid 8:15 Family Musicians 9:50 Studying with Pinchas Zukerman 11:30 Cleveland Institute of Music 13:25 Ivan Zenaty 16:53 Rice University 21:20 Ivan Galamian 22:19 Orchestral Excerpts 26:02 New World Symphony 27:53 Grand Rapids Symphony Audition 31:38 Full Time Orchestra Life 32:14 Memorable Performances 34:33 Teaching 36:45
Charles Berofsky - A Musical Soliloquy 25 (opens the original)
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Hosted by Steven Song 🙂 Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction and Welcome 0:48 Musical Beginnings 2:47 Piano Teachers 7:59 Not Looking at the Keyboard 8:44 Parents as Musicians 10:20 Eastman School of Music 12:37 New England Conservatory 13:36 Munich Conservatory 15:07 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Fellowship 18:06 Summer Music Festivals 20:00 Chamber Music Career 20:58 Sightreading 21:36 Playing Tchaikovsky Piano Trio together 22:42 Berofsky Piano Quartet 23:52 Difficulties of Playing
John Fawcett - A Musical Soliloquy 24 (opens the original)
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An Interview with John Fawcett - Newly Appointed Concertmaster of the Boise Philharmonic! Hosted by Steven Song :) Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction and Welcome 1:00 John’s Musical Upbringings 2:42 Kathryn Lucktenberg 4:15 Living in a Musician and Non-Musician World 5:44 Jan Mark Sloman 7:19 Learning Online over Zoom or Skype 8:58 Meadowmount 12:59 Going to Colburn for Undergrad 13:54 Meeting Great Violinists at Auditions 16:06 Studying with Robert Lipsett 21:03 Memories at Colburn and Los Angeles 2
Masato Chang - A Musical Soliloquy 23 (opens the original)
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Hosted by Steven Song :) Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome and Overview 0:50 Masato’s Beginnings 2:54 Studying with Aaron Rosand 5:46 Transitioning to Air Traffic Control 15:00 Orchestral Career 18:53 How to Continue Classical Music 26:02 Aaron Rosand’s Teaching Philosophies 30:10 No Shoulder Rest 36:17 Aaron Rosand’s Memory 38:40 Personal Fingerings and Bowings 41:48 Story Telling in Music 43:45 Musicality Lost in Orchestral Musicians 45:57 Conservatory vs University LIfe 49:42 Meeting Non-Musicians 51:
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