This chat was recorded at the Classic Violin Olympus in Dubai, talking with jury member Marios Papadopoulos. Marios is a conductor and pianist who founded the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra in 1998.

Founding an orchestra is no easy thing, so I was really interested to hear the journey from idea to an orchestra performing 40 concerts a year. With a lot changing since 1998, I was also fascinated to hear how the orchestra has adapted over the years.

We also talked about how the role of musicians has changed over the years, and Marios’ thoughts on the skills that soloists need to thrive.

Today’s episode is a little bit different. This is an impromptu in-person interview pianist Denis Kozhukhin that we managed to squeeze in at the InClassica festival in Dubai.

We talked about his hopes for humanity and how music plays a part in it, the role of competitions and advice for musicians in making the most of them even if they don’t win, reconnecting with audiences, and the challenge of being able to appreciate art when it is instantly accessible

Guest: Denis Kozhukhin

Today, I‘m talking with Matt Parkin, CEO and co-founder of Stagecast, a digital media company that specialises in filming and broadcasting classical music concerts.

We talk about how the landscape of classical music broadcasting has changed over the last 10 years, the power of livestreaming, the process of taking a concert idea to broadcast, the future of broadcast, and the power of embedding digital in an organisations artistic vision.

"Yuja x Hockney" on Stage-Plus

https://stagecast.net/