๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฉ?
Once I assisted conductor Jun Mรคrkl when he guest conducted Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. We chatted about becoming a professional conductor as I was still a DMA student back then. He told me that it is such a lonely profession. There are only you and your scores in a hotel room, trying to figure everything out from whether the ensemble will like you, whether you've done a good job, or how you are going to improve tomorrow.
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His words stayed with me many years after our conversation, and I have learned, matured, and experienced many restless nights self-doubting while trying to figure things out. Sometimes I did better than other times.
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That's why I really look forward to today's conversation with conductor Tiffany Chang on managing your fears, and how this can impact your well-being, your live, and your career.
