1000+ Concerts Podcast
The 1000+ Concerts Podcast series, hosted by violist, teacher, and Musethica co-founder Avri Levitan, dives into the learning processes and dimensions that shape both individual music education and ensemble performance.
Each episode features conversations with musicians, teachers, and experts from fields such as health, education policy, and sports, who share the practices and approaches that have shaped their work. Listeners can expect discussions on effective practice strategies, ensemble dynamics, listening and interpretation, audience engagement, and insights from areas such as sports science that are relevant to higher music education.
Have a listen!
Episode 1 with
Johannes Meissl
Violinist, Musethica tutor, and Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Art at mdw Vienna, Johannes Meissl, shares the practical and artistic challenges of preparing and rehearsing music within limited time. Rethinking practicing, how can ensembles practice more efficiently? What makes individual preparation meaningful, and how can musicians reach convincing musical results under time pressure?
Episode 2 with
Johannes Meissl
Part 2 of the conversation on the Art of Practising by Avri Levitan and Johannes Meissl. This episode looks at practicing not simply as repetition, but as a structured process that connects intention, listening, and ensemble dialogue.
Episode 3 with
Tabea Zimmermann
We welcome violist Tabea Zimmermann, whose approach to music-making and teaching has influenced generations of musicians. Teaching is a process of guiding students to explore possibilities through imagination and sound experiments. What is the key to making necessary repetition remain meaningful rather than mechanical?
Episode 4 with
Tabea Zimmermann
“Train the ear first, the hands will find a way to express the music.” Find out about the challenges of today’s learning habits: What might be lost when young musicians turn too quickly to recordings instead of discovering a piece on their own? Vibrato, breathing, and the shared experience of performing are a glimpse of the topics explored in the full episodes.
What’ coming next
Next episodes are underway, welcoming Jonathan Brown, violist and Professor of Chamber Music at the Colburn School Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles.
Other editions will draw on insights from sports science to explore concentration under stress and its relevance for musical performance.