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SpeakingSoundly Backstage conversations w/ world-renowned musicians. Host: Principal Trumpet MET Opera David Krauss

26/12/2024

To close out the year, we’re revisiting our interview with MacArthur Genius Grant Fellow and American classical Alisa Weilerstein. The internationally celebrated artist discusses her first instruments (made by her grandmother!), her solo debut at age thirteen with the The Cleveland Orchestra, and why she chose not to go directly to conservatory after high school. Alisa reminisces with David Krauss about performing at the White House and chuckles about receiving an apology from President Barack Obama, as well as discusses her groundbreaking new solo concert series Fragments.

Catch the now (for free!) at: https://apple.co/3C8Tv7X

📸 Paul Stuart
MET Orchestra Musicians Opus 3 Artists

13/12/2024

🎻 GRAMMY Award-winning Maxim Vengerov Official sat down at Carnegie Hall with The Metropolitan Opera Principal Trumpet David Krauss to discuss how music became Maxim’s ticket to the world, why he punched his beloved teacher as a young child (it’s not what you might think!), and their upcoming performance with the MET Orchestra Musicians later this season. 🎧🎙️ Listen now (for free!) at https://apple.co/3C8Tv7X

26/11/2024

Don't miss Angel Blue on the with David Krauss, available now (for free!): https://apple.co/3C8Tv7X And then see them together with the MET Orchestra Musicians at The Metropolitan Opera.

26/11/2024

The “Speaking Soundly" podcast, hosted by David Krauss, released their new episode featuring Richard Tucker Award winner Angel Blue. In this episode, Angel and David discuss performing at The Metropolitan Opera together, the importance of the Prompter, how Angel draws on her own life experiences when singing, and more.

You can listen to Angel's episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Be sure to check out other interviews from “Speaking Soundly” featuring Richard Tucker Award winners, such as Michael Fabiano, Lisette Oropesa, Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee, and Joyce DiDonato, and grant winner J’nai Bridges.

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3C8Tv7X
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3d gEnad

19/11/2024

Semyon Bychkov talks candidly about nerves, leading the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, performing with David Krauss and the MET Orchestra Musicians at the The Metropolitan Opera, as well as what he loves most about Carnegie Hall and his upcoming performances there with the Česká filharmonie. Catch the full convo now (for free!) wherever you get your at https://apple.co/3C8Tv7X

📸: Umberto Nicoletti
Royal Academy of Music IMG Artists

14/11/2024

Don’t miss our newest interview—out now—featuring the Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Česká filharmonie and the Otto Klemperer Chair of Conducting of the Royal Academy of Music Semyon Bychkov. He is an whose commitment, passion, and obsession with making music is contagious. To kick off the conversation Semyon and David Krauss discuss the unique relationship between a and a based on their own performances together with the MET Orchestra Musicians at The Metropolitan Opera. The Maestro recalls his earliest musical experiences at age 5 (he had perfect pitch!), the moment when he realized he was born to , and the parallels between his life as an artist and an athlete. Semyon explains why winning the Conducting Competition led to his escape from the former Soviet Union and ultimate emigration to the United States in 1975, and how he came to inherit Rachmaninoff’s briefcase and some of his scores. To close out the conversation Semyon shares what he loves most about Carnegie Hall and how he perceives the power of music. 🎙️🎧 Listen now (for free!) and follow the show at: https://apple.co/3C8Tv7X

📸 Petr Chodura

13/11/2024

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30/10/2024

The US tenor, presently at the Met, talks...

29/10/2024

New alert! Don’t miss MET Orchestra Musicians Principal Trumpet David Krauss's interview with the brilliant 🌟 Michael Fabiano 🌟! 🎙️🎧 Listen now at https://apple.co/3C8Tv7X or wherever you get your .

American Michael Fabiano brings an intense passion to every performance. The recipient of the Beverly Sills Artist Award and the Richard Tucker Award (Richard Tucker Music Foundation) joins David to discuss the obligation of every , challenges modern day performers face, the importance of being prepared, and how his analytic mind was made for a life in music. Michael divulges why his journey into is unique, how he credits his success to his business acumen, his biggest career mistake, and how he got over his inner demons. To close it out David and Michael reflect on a 2015 performance at The Metropolitan Opera where Michael took to the stage with only a few hours of notice and without time to rehearse! Be sure to listen for what slogan David thinks Michael should have printed on a t-shirt.

📸: Diego Bendezu
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19/10/2024

David Krauss’s latest inrerviewee on Speaking Soundly is...

19/10/2024
17/10/2024

What a joy to have Steinway & Sons artist Aaron Diehl on the this week! Catch Aaron's full interview with The Metropolitan Opera Principal Trumpet David Krauss now (for free!) at https://apple.co/3C8Tv7X or wherever you get your .

📸Maria Jarzyna
Artful Narratives Media MET Orchestra Musicians American Piano Awards Jazz Arts Group Mary Lou Williams Foundation, Inc. Discover Jazz

17/10/2024

Calling all podcast lovers! 📣

This November, pianist Aaron Diehl joins the BSO for Mary Lou Williams' "Zodiac Suite."

Learn more about Diehl's musical upbringing, his tour with Wynton Marsalis at age 17, and his love of flying in the latest podcast episode from SpeakingSoundly.

Listen at https://bit.ly/4eLlI54 🎧

Artful Narratives Media

15/10/2024

New alert! Don’t miss The Metropolitan Opera Principal Trumpet David Krauss's interview with the brilliant 🌟 Aaron Diehl 🌟! 🎹🎙️🎧 Listen now at https://apple.co/3C8Tv7X or wherever you get your .

Critically acclaimed American and Aaron Diehl deftly traverses the and worlds. The GRAMMY nominated artist discusses the music of his childhood (Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Milt Jackson, Miles Davis, and Johann Sebastian Bach), early performances on stage at his family's church, and how he learned to play "Deck the Halls" on the piano at age 5. He tells David why loosening up in his music playing is vital yet still scary and how a summer at Interlochen Center for the Arts was a turning point in his musicianship. Aaron recounts how after winning the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington competition he nearly turned down a European Tour at age 17 with Wynton Marsalis (thank goodness he didn't!!), what he learned through that experience, and why enrolling at The Juilliard School was a gift after this education on the road. To close it out Aaron describes how his life as a pilot mimics his performances on stage.

📸: Evelyn Freja
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