Season 2
Episode:1 James Austin Smith, oboe
Listen: https://bit.ly/2GMNvnu
Published 1 Feb 2020
James is an artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and Decoda, co-principal oboist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Artistic and Executive Director of Tertulia, a chamber music series that takes place in restaurants in New York and San Francisco He is a member of the oboe and chamber music faculties of Stony Brook University and the Manhattan School of Music.
On this episode, I speak to James about very interesting topics:
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his musical origins,
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his chamber music series, Tertulia,
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how he came to focus and devote his energies on chamber music
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what qualities presenters look for in presenting artists
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how we can grow new audiences for classical music and “turn the dial”
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how he stays inspired and how to keep an interpretation “fresh”
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the benefits of having a life outside music
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his dream “programme”
To find out more about James, please visit:
www.instagram.com/jaustinsmith
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