Meet New York City-based career coach, Astrid Baumgardner. You’ll hear about how she uses research on happiness and emotional intelligence with her clients, as well as her duties as a board member and the trends she sees working with many 22- to 30-year-old freelancers. As president of Astrid Baumgardner Coaching + Training, she coaches musicians, … Read more
Are you a multi-passionate musician? Have you ever wondered how you can incorporate passions outside of music into your work? Bruce Adolphe is an accomplished composer, educator, performer, and author who has built relationships with neuroscientists, major presenting institutions, and a well-known radio network to share his own findings and insights on music with a … Read more
What does it take to become the CEO of a major arts organization? Just like becoming a successful performer, there is no one path to becoming a CEO. Jean Davidson, the President and CEO of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, joins Kelly to talk about a few of her big breaks early in her career. … Read more
Have you ever wondered how young superstars achieve such fast success — and how it will affect their career down the road? Today on the show, Kelly talks with 28-year-old jazz pianist and film composer Kris Bowers. Kris has thrived at a very high level in both the jazz and film worlds, winning the prestigious … Read more
Women are beginning to take charge of the opera and orchestra worlds one podium at a time. Today’s guest is one of the incredible women who has made a name for herself in opera. Nicole Paiement has her own opera company, Opera Parallèle, and she is the first female to be appointed a Principal Guest Conductor of a major opera … Read more
If you want to know what it takes to win a principal position in the Berlin Philharmonic, today’s episode is for you. Today on the show, Kelly talks with the future principal horn player of the Berlin Philharmonic, David Cooper. He won the position in December after the post has been vacant since 2010. You’ll … Read more
If you are a fan of the Berlin Philharmonic and wonder about the future livelihood of orchestras, today’s interview with Sir Simon Rattle is for you. President and Co-Founder of iCadenza, Julia Torgovitskaya Rapoport, had the privilege of presenting Sir Simon Rattle with the 2016 Theodore Thomas Award on behalf of the Conductors Guild. They discuss Sir … Read more
We gave you these hints: choral composer, world speaker, technology, hair… You guessed it! It’s Grammy-winning American composer Eric Whitacre. He shares how his career progressed, including the turning points that elevated him to rockstar status. He also spills rarely told stories from his early years, gives young musicians and composers advice on how to … Read more