Season 2 Episode 1: James Austin Smith
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:
· his musical origins,
· his chamber music series, Tertulia,
· the power of chamber music & how he came to focus on it
· what qualities presenters look for when booking artists
· how to “turn the dial” as classical musicians and grow new audiences
· how he stays inspired and how to keep an interpretation “fresh”
· the benefits of having a life outside music
· his "dream programme” and more.
To find out more about James, please visit:
www.instagram.com/jaustinsmith
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