you have to make a Career even with play chess compared. Viewed in this way: Have you won?
I can at least say that I managed to protect my soul and to build an iron wall around me.

That sounds very martial. What’s wrong with the wall?
Because the music business can be ruthless. The conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos once formulated acuminate: music transforms those who hear you, angel, and the one you are playing, in Monster. There is a business side of the system, which is not always pleasing.

But you are part of this system?
of Course, I place myself on the stage in the concert hall. But my perspective is still different. I come from a country that has absolutely no access to this System. Like many other Greek Top musicians, you know?

Understand. Have you started therefore, in addition to performing as a violinist with the Conducting?
even before the violin I conducted with the knitting needles from my aunt.

And that means?
Anyway, it came by itself. In 1997, I should with the Camerata Salzburg under the baton of sándor Végh to play, it was his last concerts . It was not good for him, and the orchestra asked me to take over the Rest of the program, a Mozart Serenade. I had no idea. But they said, we’re going to get this together.

As a soloist, you are accustomed to it, the orchestra turn your back on. As a conductor, you can watch the musicians in the face.
The Difficult is that you see me. Especially when I don’t know what I’m doing, it can be difficult. But I find it fascinating to interact with the musicians. Finally! This is a much more human experience than to play the violin. There’s a certain kind of fragility in it.

Have you assigned to the courses?
Never. But I’ve almost listened to the second half of the concert, in which I was, and always of the conductors is observed, since I was 20 years old. The most Important thing is the breathing. You must breathe.

you Have no self-doubt?
Yet, of course. But I also know exactly how I can produce a certain sound or effect. This is an advantage I have in Conducting. For Example, Beethoven. I play his sonatas, since I’m 13 years old. I grew up with his musical language. In his symphonies, I can’t find a lot of things again, this is new to me.

It means that they wanted three times to stop playing the violin, and Basketball wanted to change. Is this story true?
Yes. When I wanted to quit the last Time, I was eleven years old. My father was very strict. He came from the folk music, had an incredible Intonation on the violin, and demanded of me to perfection. A minimum of wrong movement with your Finger — my father was dissatisfied. This has made me crazy.

How you been retuned?
wanted to> stop, As I said, my father: Okay, but you have to tell your teacher yourself. Fortunately, Stelios Kafantaris was a real educator. He said: You get to play a whole weekend, so wrong, how you want. Then we look further. From him I learned to be a sincere person. For me, this is the quintessence of the doctrine. In the case of some very talented people, I wonder, where behind the Talent of the man remained. Something’s gone terribly wrong in the training.

An example, please.
Today, will accelerate the careers artificially. But not because there are suddenly more talented, but because this Talent is matched to a particular System. I had my first public concert with 16. Who does that? People think if you have done with 20 years, still no big career, it’s too late. There are Workshops in which young people discuss how to build your career best. Exactly, you should not teach them.

what is it?
Trying to find music yourself. Otherwise, no applause of the world helps you. I give my students never answers. I always ask. To be able to a good question, you have to know a lot.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 07.04.2019, 13:36 PM