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How about a photoshoot as a gift to yourself?
Do you ever want to go into another reality? I do, and a photoshoot is one way to fulfill that wish. To be different for a while, to get out of everyday life, to create a new image and to live in it – I love it. These photos are from a shoot in the professional studio Marc Senna in… Read more →
My flute was dusting in the drawer until I found this orchestra
I already mentioned that I’ve been playing the flute since I was a kid. However, as an adult I didn’t play it regularly. Three years ago, a wind orchestra came into my life. My daughter’s music teacher Angelika brought me there. Angelika plays oboe in the orchestra. It’s the Mittersendling Symphonic Wind Orchestra in Munich under the direction of Gerhard… Read more →
Things that I resisted but finally decided to learn
There are so many things that I resisted to do on my own. I didn’t want to do them and also didn’t know I’d be able to. But at some point I realized I need to learn them. What helped me to overcome the resistance? Trust in my own capabilities. So here we go: – I started singing and was… Read more →
Why do we like to travel? Here’s what I learned this time during my trip to America and Italy
Each journey develops us and reveals something new about us. In December I spent 10 days in America and then, after three days at home in Munich, I went to Italy for another 10 days. That is a total of three weeks. These trips were a great gift for me. Not only because I saw the magnificent cities of Boston… Read more →
I thought I could never write music. Until I gave myself a permission to try it out.
Since childhood I have classified myself as a person without imagination. Here is one of many examples that confirmed this thought in me. When I was little, I had to prepare a story for the next piano lesson: What do I imagine when I’m playing this piece? (It was “Sweet Dream” by Tchaikovsky). I had no ideas. Then an adult… Read more →
Recording day: When I stopped caring about the result and started having fun, it worked out!
Finally, finally I have recorded new songs! Yeah! Such a relief – four songs in one morning! And after that even more work with editing, mixing, uploading etc. I recorded the piano tracks a few months ago, but it was only now that I felt ready to sing. Both recordings took place in my living room. My partner also works… Read more →
How I earned my very first money? With music, at the age of 10
I have a very romantic memory of how I earned my very first money. In the theatre “Krasny Fakel” (Red Torch) in Novosibirsk there’s a small hall on the upper floor. There I played flute in a play by Fyodor Dostoyewsky at the age of ten. I portrayed Varvara Alexeyevna at a young age, her memory of her own childhood.… Read more →
I need your ideas and inspiration
A month ago I was very clear about what I would do next in music. Today I’m confused and helpless. I know that I want to give beautiful music to the world. But I don’t know how. This change happened after my vacation in my hometown Novosibirsk (Russia). It was in the Akademgorodok district where I grew up. For me… Read more →
How to focus on the important things in life: 8 questions every month that help me
A thousand things to do. No time for it and no power. No understanding of what are important things in life. That’s how I’ve been the last few years. Infinite to-do lists have eaten an essential part of my energy. Result? The feeling that my life is passing me by while I’m busy organising this life. The tasks have controlled… Read more →