Mari Kodama, Pianist • Living the Creative Life

[@andreacicalese]

A most interesting and idea-provoking episode. Her charming way of articulating such profound believes and thoughts makes the listener relate even more. Very special episode. Thank you.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

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[@ilmaestro6582]

Oh the beautiful Chiemsee in my homestate of Bavaria. ❤ Thank you so much for the great video.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

So delighted to have this feedback from you as well as your support-so happy that it brought good feelings from your home! ✨🙏

[@emilyhutjes]

What an interesting conversation with Mari Kodama . Thank you Zsolt and Mari for another great lesson. 🌷🌷🌷

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

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[@johnrock2173]

Another beautiful episode. Love hearing about great teachers from great artists and that beautiful passing on of exploring creativity. Thankyou as always!

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

John-thank you for your increasingly generous support! It goes such a very long way with us to continue to tell these stories. Hope we cross paths with you! ✨ -zsolt

[@nrosen8794]

Mari Kodama is a great artist. I treasure my memories of her art and character.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Completely agreed!

[@TheTmackey]

Great interview with a pianist that I did not know … and I love the Brendel stories. I saw him many times in Chicago and the more you learn about him as a person the more we appreciate his art.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Thanks for watching and for your insights-agreed about Brendel!

[@auradediana]

Amazing content, thank you for this Was searching for this kind of fulfilling and intellectual videos

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

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[@da__lang]

What a wonderful conversation. Did she say that she recorded the Henselt piano concerto last year? That's a magnificent concerto. I would love to hear her play it, but I haven't come across the recording.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Thanks so much for this, so glad you enjoyed! She played the Concerto No.1 by Hans Werner Henze. The Henselt you mention is indeed magnificent-would love for her to program that as well!

[@da__lang]

@@Living-the-Creative-Life Ah, misheard. Thanks for the clarification.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

@@da__lang it’s our pleasure-had to look it up here to be sure based on her recent seasons of amazing repertoire!

[@okb0ss336]

did you rerecord the beethoven excerpt in the intro? anyways great video as always!

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Good observational powers! We did indeed around the time that we refreshed the branding and started work with our new production company. So glad you enjoyed this-please keep in touch! 🙏✨

[@yiwen6637]

嘉宾Mar Kodama是一位钢琴家，她在节目中分享了她的音乐生涯、与著名音乐家Tatiana Nikolayeva的关系以及她的导师Alfred Brendel的建议。以下是她的主要观点： 1. 现代音乐家面临的压力：Kodama认为，由于社交媒体和直播，现在的年轻音乐家比以往承受更大的压力，因为他们知道全世界都在观看他们的表演。这可能会影响他们的专注力和表现。 2. 音乐与身份的探索：她提到Brendel建议在30岁前尝试各种音乐，以建立个人的音乐身份。之后，选择少数作曲家深入研究，以便与他们的作品建立长期的关系。 3. 生活与音乐的平衡：Kodama强调事业和家庭对她来说同样重要，找到两者之间的平衡至关重要。她遵循Brendel的建议，专注于特定作曲家，如贝多芬，同时也回归她最初热爱的法国音乐。 4. 教育与学习：Kodama描述了与Brendel的特殊学习经历，他的教学不仅仅是音乐，还包括艺术、文学和生活的多方面，这种全面的教育方式对她的成长影响深远。 5. 音乐中的幽默感：她提到Brendel强调贝多芬音乐中的幽默元素，鼓励她寻找并表达这些元素。 6. 表演中的奇迹：即使在压力之下，Kodama相信音乐表演中可能出现意想不到的奇迹，这些时刻使所有的努力都得到回报。 7. 与观众的联系：她认为，诚实的表演能与任何地方的观众产生共鸣，而音乐家的任务是控制时间、呼吸和节奏，以创造出引人入胜的音乐体验。 8. 面对挫折：Kodama建议年轻音乐家在遇到成长停滞时，回归自我，找到平衡，真实地表达自己。 重要金句包括： - "她的方法是如此诚实，非常温暖，但非常强烈。" - "你必须探索一切，直到你30岁。" - "音乐和家庭对我来说都同等重要，所以找到对两者的全力投入非常重要。" - "音乐中的奇迹是无法控制的，就像12/12秒的思考，超出了人类的能力。" - "你必须控制时间，这是真正的大师所做的事情。" Kodama通过分享个人经历和与导师的互动，展现了音乐家如何在艺术和生活中寻找平衡，以及如何面对挑战和压力。

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Thanks for this incredible summary!!

[@mutex1024]

Disappointed that she ended the great interview with a note of musical snobbery.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Thank you for watching! How so? Of the people we consulted in the drafting room, and in our experience, snobbery was the furthest thing any of us perceived from her as a person and mind. But we are curious about which aspect you are reacting against-with most issues brought up on the series, slightly differing views are shared across our archive. ✨