In this episode of the OAMusic Podcast, pianist and cultural entrepreneur Orlando Alonso speaks with violinist and composer Yury Revich about his new album Peace.

Based in Vienna, Revich has built an international career that bridges classical tradition and contemporary creativity. In this conversation he discusses the idea behind the album, the role of music in times of global uncertainty, and the unique cultural environment of Vienna today.

The discussion ranges from Bach and Satie to the philosophy of beauty, the responsibilities of artists in the modern world, and why music remains one of humanity’s most powerful languages.

Yury's Website: https://yuryrevich.com/

Link to the album Peace on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3TlohB8TvXt5QEEy6I5j4u?si=bX7zEW6CQqCynrVSgO2hPA

I was born in Cuba and lived there until I was nineteen years old.

In this video I reflect on what concepts like international law mean to people who actually live under a dictatorship. Much of the global conversation about Cuba happens in academic, legal, or political circles far removed from the lived experience of the Cuban people.

For those who grow up under a system where basic rights are routinely violated, international law can often feel distant, abstract, and powerless.

This is a personal reflection on that reality—and on what might come next for Cuba.

Actor Timothée Chalamet recently suggested that opera and ballet may be becoming irrelevant.

Standing here at Lincoln Center in New York, between the Juilliard School, the New York City Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera House, I wanted to reflect on that idea.

Inside Juilliard, musicians who began studying their instruments as children dedicate their lives to mastering their craft. Across the plaza, dancers at New York City Ballet train with extraordinary discipline and sacrifice.

And tonight at the Met Opera, they are performing Tristan und Isolde — a work that changed the language of music and helped shape the storytelling language of cinema itself.

Opera and ballet do not become irrelevant because they are old.

They become irrelevant only when we stop being curious about beauty.