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when I was studying the cello
when I was studying the cello when I was 10 year old playing in the
when I was 10 year old playing in the
when I was 10 year old playing in the Dutch national Youth Orchestra I would
Dutch national Youth Orchestra I would
Dutch national Youth Orchestra I would not have imagined me sitting here
not have imagined me sitting here
not have imagined me sitting here sitting on the floor playing rag pad
sitting on the floor playing rag pad
sitting on the floor playing rag pad deep because that wasn’t what Gaga I
deep because that wasn’t what Gaga I
deep because that wasn’t what Gaga I performed how did that happen
performed how did that happen
performed how did that happen I’m still figuring it out
I’m still figuring it out
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[Music] as a musician probably there are a few
as a musician probably there are a few
as a musician probably there are a few things that are really really essential
things that are really really essential
things that are really really essential and I would like to share a few of that
and I would like to share a few of that
and I would like to share a few of that I can also talk about the development of
I can also talk about the development of
I can also talk about the development of the cello and the technical things but I
the cello and the technical things but I
the cello and the technical things but I think the key question is what makes an
think the key question is what makes an
think the key question is what makes an artistic experience what makes us
artistic experience what makes us
artistic experience what makes us connect through art through music why
connect through art through music why
connect through art through music why does that happen I’ll start with a small
does that happen I’ll start with a small
does that happen I’ll start with a small anecdote this was about 10 years ago and
anecdote this was about 10 years ago and
anecdote this was about 10 years ago and I performed a duet with my husband
I performed a duet with my husband
I performed a duet with my husband Shubin larell in the small town of my
Shubin larell in the small town of my
Shubin larell in the small town of my heart which is in a way for any
heart which is in a way for any
heart which is in a way for any musicians it’s a mecca it’s a very very
musicians it’s a mecca it’s a very very
musicians it’s a mecca it’s a very very beautiful place because in that very
beautiful place because in that very
beautiful place because in that very small town greats like Ravi Shankar
small town greats like Ravi Shankar
small town greats like Ravi Shankar alpaca Vijay joke a lot of the grades
alpaca Vijay joke a lot of the grades
alpaca Vijay joke a lot of the grades learned there at the feet of their
learned there at the feet of their
learned there at the feet of their Google Baba 11.com when we performed
Google Baba 11.com when we performed
Google Baba 11.com when we performed there at 4:00 in the morning because it
there at 4:00 in the morning because it
there at 4:00 in the morning because it was one of these whole night festivals
was one of these whole night festivals
was one of these whole night festivals after we performed there an old man
after we performed there an old man
after we performed there an old man walked up to me he was dressed in this
walked up to me he was dressed in this
walked up to me he was dressed in this traditional way with his dhoti the loin
traditional way with his dhoti the loin
traditional way with his dhoti the loin cloth around his waist a cat and a white
cloth around his waist a cat and a white
cloth around his waist a cat and a white kurta and he told me who says Saraswati
kurta and he told me who says Saraswati
kurta and he told me who says Saraswati the goddess of wisdom learning and music
the goddess of wisdom learning and music
the goddess of wisdom learning and music is only Indian it might not think of
is only Indian it might not think of
is only Indian it might not think of course she is not of course she’s from
course she is not of course she’s from
course she is not of course she’s from Africa and Australia and the US and
Africa and Australia and the US and
Africa and Australia and the US and India because she is the one person the
India because she is the one person the
India because she is the one person the one entity that connects us all
one entity that connects us all
one entity that connects us all she is the essence of battles and
she is the essence of battles and
she is the essence of battles and artistic experience
if we bring it down to a more practical
if we bring it down to a more practical thing if we have talked about artistic
thing if we have talked about artistic
thing if we have talked about artistic experience there are few things really
experience there are few things really
experience there are few things really really important and the first and
really important and the first and
really important and the first and foremost is perhaps expectations
foremost is perhaps expectations
foremost is perhaps expectations we like to
we like to
we like to [Music]
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fulfill expectations and we like to
fulfill expectations and we like to break them and the right balance leads
break them and the right balance leads
break them and the right balance leads to an artistic experience if you go to a
to an artistic experience if you go to a
to an artistic experience if you go to a concert of your favorite band and
concert of your favorite band and
concert of your favorite band and advance on you just really love that
advance on you just really love that
advance on you just really love that they perform if they perform it exactly
they perform if they perform it exactly
they perform if they perform it exactly the same way as is on your recording how
the same way as is on your recording how
the same way as is on your recording how will you enjoy it you will find it very
will you enjoy it you will find it very
will you enjoy it you will find it very boring because you might as well sit at
boring because you might as well sit at
boring because you might as well sit at home and play your record there there
home and play your record there there
home and play your record there there needs to be somewhere that expectation
needs to be somewhere that expectation
needs to be somewhere that expectation needs to be broken by an artist in a
needs to be broken by an artist in a
needs to be broken by an artist in a genre that makes an artistic experience
genre that makes an artistic experience
genre that makes an artistic experience the right balance between breaking
the right balance between breaking
the right balance between breaking expectations and fulfilling them
expectations and fulfilling them
expectations and fulfilling them fulfilling our expectations leads to
fulfilling our expectations leads to
fulfilling our expectations leads to entertainment at its most fulfilling
entertainment at its most fulfilling
entertainment at its most fulfilling member of the expectations there’s no
member of the expectations there’s no
member of the expectations there’s no communication anymore but the right
communication anymore but the right
communication anymore but the right balance is the first ingredients of what
balance is the first ingredients of what
balance is the first ingredients of what makes a good artistic experience
makes a good artistic experience
makes a good artistic experience the other one is in openness and the
the other one is in openness and the
the other one is in openness and the willingness to learn I myself as a
willingness to learn I myself as a
willingness to learn I myself as a student of music I think I wrote into
student of music I think I wrote into
student of music I think I wrote into this whole England cello by curiosity I
this whole England cello by curiosity I
this whole England cello by curiosity I just heard a little of Indian music and
just heard a little of Indian music and
just heard a little of Indian music and was so intrigued by it that I wanted to
was so intrigued by it that I wanted to
was so intrigued by it that I wanted to know more so I started learning the
know more so I started learning the
know more so I started learning the music the very first lesson I was heated
music the very first lesson I was heated
music the very first lesson I was heated of course as his usual as a cellist not
of course as his usual as a cellist not
of course as his usual as a cellist not sure where as my guru ji was sitting on
sure where as my guru ji was sitting on
sure where as my guru ji was sitting on the floor that is not the right equation
the floor that is not the right equation
the floor that is not the right equation to learn you cannot look down on
to learn you cannot look down on
to learn you cannot look down on knowledge to put it bluntly we need to
knowledge to put it bluntly we need to
knowledge to put it bluntly we need to at least be an equilibrium stage and I
at least be an equilibrium stage and I
at least be an equilibrium stage and I would prefer to look up to it at any
would prefer to look up to it at any
would prefer to look up to it at any point of time so that was the first step
point of time so that was the first step
point of time so that was the first step I would sit down with this big cello
I would sit down with this big cello
I would sit down with this big cello then I started working with my violin
then I started working with my violin
then I started working with my violin builder Edward from Tonga to create a
builder Edward from Tonga to create a
builder Edward from Tonga to create a new sound he attached sympathetic
new sound he attached sympathetic
new sound he attached sympathetic strings
– the big regular big cello that became
– the big regular big cello that became instrument number one is number two the
instrument number one is number two the
instrument number one is number two the instrument shrunken little instrument
instrument shrunken little instrument
instrument shrunken little instrument tree got the extra plane string but the
tree got the extra plane string but the
tree got the extra plane string but the very long neck instrument fur was
very long neck instrument fur was
very long neck instrument fur was specially built for me by Edward and was
specially built for me by Edward and was
specially built for me by Edward and was a fantastic is a fantastic instrument
a fantastic is a fantastic instrument
a fantastic is a fantastic instrument acoustic cello then for traveling and
acoustic cello then for traveling and
acoustic cello then for traveling and for ease I approached a French builder
for ease I approached a French builder
for ease I approached a French builder Alexandre little Yi and he built this
Alexandre little Yi and he built this
Alexandre little Yi and he built this little instrument so a curiosity to
little instrument so a curiosity to
little instrument so a curiosity to learn to imbibe
learn to imbibe
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another thing for to become an artist
another thing for to become an artist and sharing the artistic experience was
and sharing the artistic experience was
and sharing the artistic experience was mentioned by my google pundit hajikko
mentioned by my google pundit hajikko
mentioned by my google pundit hajikko Sergio Garcia it taught me in the second
Sergio Garcia it taught me in the second
Sergio Garcia it taught me in the second or third year of learning a new music
or third year of learning a new music
or third year of learning a new music totally like a foot or a sitar or a
totally like a foot or a sitar or a
totally like a foot or a sitar or a vocalist create your own voice create
vocalist create your own voice create
vocalist create your own voice create your own expression create your own
your own expression create your own
your own expression create your own entity in the art and that’s of course
entity in the art and that’s of course
entity in the art and that’s of course very very important to be yourself
very very important to be yourself
very very important to be yourself another part is to be honest music
another part is to be honest music
another part is to be honest music should be your expression
should be your expression
should be your expression Stravinsky told his students to svenska
Stravinsky told his students to svenska
Stravinsky told his students to svenska was a famous western composer he told
was a famous western composer he told
was a famous western composer he told his students good artists borrow great
his students good artists borrow great
his students good artists borrow great artists steal you have to make anything
artists steal you have to make anything
artists steal you have to make anything you do your own expression so this all
you do your own expression so this all
you do your own expression so this all together put in my opinion make an
together put in my opinion make an
together put in my opinion make an artistic experience honesty open to
artistic experience honesty open to
artistic experience honesty open to learn and the right balance between
learn and the right balance between
learn and the right balance between fulfilling and breaking expectations
enough of words I think I’ll play one
enough of words I think I’ll play one more melody in which I feel we show how
more melody in which I feel we show how
more melody in which I feel we show how expectations can be broken and fulfilled
expectations can be broken and fulfilled
expectations can be broken and fulfilled I’ll do that through a robot called
I’ll do that through a robot called
I’ll do that through a robot called Rupali it’s a simple pentatonic scale
Rupali it’s a simple pentatonic scale
Rupali it’s a simple pentatonic scale and it is literally found in every part
and it is literally found in every part
and it is literally found in every part of the world we find it in China in
of the world we find it in China in
of the world we find it in China in Australia in Scotland in the US
Australia in Scotland in the US
Australia in Scotland in the US everywhere now I’ll start with a melody
everywhere now I’ll start with a melody
everywhere now I’ll start with a melody you will all recognize because I feel
you will all recognize because I feel
you will all recognize because I feel sometimes in this divided times
the role of the artist has become so
the role of the artist has become so much more important again we want to
much more important again we want to
much more important again we want to break walls divide that divisions and
break walls divide that divisions and
break walls divide that divisions and boundaries disappear through arts and I
boundaries disappear through arts and I
boundaries disappear through arts and I hope they’ll Indian cello and music in
hope they’ll Indian cello and music in
hope they’ll Indian cello and music in general can help with that
general can help with that
general can help with that so Raghu Polly who take an excursion to
so Raghu Polly who take an excursion to
so Raghu Polly who take an excursion to Bengal as well Rabindranath sang it with
Bengal as well Rabindranath sang it with
Bengal as well Rabindranath sang it with a melody
a melody
a melody he got originally from Scotland so we go
he got originally from Scotland so we go
he got originally from Scotland so we go from the u.s. to India Bengal Scotland
from the u.s. to India Bengal Scotland
from the u.s. to India Bengal Scotland and will end in India drag the body
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