Strings Attached
My name is Asaf Maoz and I am a professional musician. In this podcast I’m hosting various people for an intimate conversation about their career journey and lessons learned through their professional path. Together we try to see if there are parallel ideas between their field of expertise and the world of music.
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Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
It doesn't happen often that I get to talk with a fellow podcaster, someone who asks me questions as well. This bonus episode is a joint episode with Pallavi Mahidhara, the host of "the conscious artist" podcast. We ended up having a very honest conversation about life as a musician, dreams and dealing with oneself.
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Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
I was lucky to share the stage with Sir Andras Schiff a few times and now I got to have a chat with him about what is listening for him, about art and politics and about old friendships. We share a sad memory of the late pianist Radu Lupu and try to figure out what is it like being a star pianist.
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music in this episode is courtesy of Verbier festival, performed by the Verbier festival chamber orchestra conducted by Gabor Takacs.
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
Stephan Koncz plays cello in the Berlin Philharmonic and before that in the Vienna Philharmonic, probably the best orchestras in the world. He talks about the differences between the 2 and how difficult was it to prepare for an audition for such an orchestra. He speaks about his childhood in a home filled with music and what is for him the importance of learning to playing with other rather than playing alone.
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music in this episode is composed and performed b Stephan Koncz and is courtesy of Stephan Koncz.
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Emmanuel Witzthum is a consultant and lecturer on such topics as - transformation processes in the arts and strategic business development in the arts in the 21st century. At the same time he combines work as composer, artistic director and creator of artistic digital experiences. He currently serves as Head of Creative Development for the Jerusalem Season of Culture and as the curator of the creative resident program at the ZEISS Innovation hub at KIT.
We spoke about how can art heal, how we as artists should try and figure things out and not just get everything ready made for us and how feeling comfortable is not safe!
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Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Martin Fröst is a world known clarinet player. I had the fortune to share the stage with him a few times and see how he moves on stage, how he tries to create new pieces in order to change a bit the way we perceive classical music.
we spoke about different art forms, to look at the bigger picture, how struggling with your limitations could actually bring you further than you've imagined and that after all that we should try and enjoy it more!
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Music in this episode is courtesy of the Verbier festival and is performed by the Verbier festival chamber orchestra, conducted by Gabor Takacs.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Do music competitions help you to get your career moving? how difficult is it to prepare for a competition?
I sat down with Juan Perez Floristan, winner of the Rubinstein piano competition to ask him exactly that and more. I found a very thought through young artist who spends a lot of time by himself, a teacher and a storyteller.
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Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Making changes in life is hard. leaving a job in the Berlin Philharmonic is even harder!
Ori Kam made this transition from an all star orchestra to a top level string quartet - Jerusalem quartet.
We talk about the difference between a large ensemble and a small one, what is the pressure level like in the Berlin Phil, what does he love about the intimacy of the string quartet.
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Music in this episode is performed and recorded by the Toscanini string quartet.
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
I have been playing the violin since I was a child, checking off all the right boxes till I got the coveted orchestra job. In this episode I am talking to my friends whom I have known for years about their path and do they love playing in an orchestra.
My guests are - Yoonshin Song - concertmaster of Houston Symphony,
Alexandros Sakarellos - Detroit symphony,
Filip Fenrych - Falls symphony,
Jeff Dyrda - Winnipeg symphony,
Vivek Jayaraman - the Florida orchestra
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Music in this episode is courtesy of the Verbier festival and is performed by the Verbier festival chamber orchestra, conducted by Gabor Takacs.
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Blythe and Martin Engstroem are a unique couple, there are a few years of age difference between them, She is a musician and he is the head of the Verbier Festival in the Swiss alps. Somehow together they manage to combine work and family life together, pushing this 30 years old festival forward, to create and manage the musical dreams of many more generations to come.
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Music in this episode is courtesy of the Verbier festival and is performed by the Verbier festival chamber orchestra, conducted by Gabor Takacs.
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Dietmar Mueller - Elmau is the owner of the magical Schloss Elmau luxury hotel in Germany. We speak about the differences between hime and his grand father from whom he inherited the hotel, about the war in Russia and the energy crisis and mainly about the importance of music in our lives.
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About me
My name is Asaf Maoz and I am a professional musician. In this podcast I’m hosting various people for an intimate conversation about their career journey and lessons learned through their professional path.
Together we try to see if there are parallel ideas between their field of expertise and the world of music.