it’s an honour for me to be here I’m better usually at the piano I don’t like
better usually at the piano I don’t like
better usually at the piano I don’t like talking public but I will try my best
talking public but I will try my best
talking public but I will try my best what I liked to hear was actually in an
what I liked to hear was actually in an
what I liked to hear was actually in an opening video with a remembered name a
opening video with a remembered name a
opening video with a remembered name a Julie right XD yeah something struck me
Julie right XD yeah something struck me
Julie right XD yeah something struck me she said the main key to happiness is
she said the main key to happiness is
she said the main key to happiness is love and well some people do believe
love and well some people do believe
love and well some people do believe that love is actually one of the mental
that love is actually one of the mental
that love is actually one of the mental disorders but that we’re not going to
disorders but that we’re not going to
disorders but that we’re not going to talk about it but it is the truth what
talk about it but it is the truth what
talk about it but it is the truth what got me where I am right now
got me where I am right now
got me where I am right now and I’m going to try to talk about my
and I’m going to try to talk about my
and I’m going to try to talk about my personal experience in general and not
personal experience in general and not
personal experience in general and not just give examples of other people which
just give examples of other people which
just give examples of other people which might be a little bit more interesting
might be a little bit more interesting
might be a little bit more interesting which is hard for me but I’ll try was to
which is hard for me but I’ll try was to
which is hard for me but I’ll try was to love my profession who are my work but
love my profession who are my work but
love my profession who are my work but most importantly to start loving myself
most importantly to start loving myself
most importantly to start loving myself and others we heard amazing
and others we heard amazing
and others we heard amazing presentations from my young colleagues
presentations from my young colleagues
presentations from my young colleagues and yes it’s time management we need or
and yes it’s time management we need or
and yes it’s time management we need or especially for what I do it’s healthy
especially for what I do it’s healthy
especially for what I do it’s healthy lifestyle not smoking eating more
lifestyle not smoking eating more
lifestyle not smoking eating more bananas and it is dreaming about getting
bananas and it is dreaming about getting
bananas and it is dreaming about getting to the moon in in a way you might get to
to the moon in in a way you might get to
to the moon in in a way you might get to the moon you know I have actually an
the moon you know I have actually an
the moon you know I have actually an older friend you might all know any
older friend you might all know any
older friend you might all know any the older generation our segment does it
the older generation our segment does it
the older generation our segment does it he is actually the first Georgian
he is actually the first Georgian
he is actually the first Georgian licensed space pilot so he will actually
licensed space pilot so he will actually
licensed space pilot so he will actually get to the moon and this is the guy
get to the moon and this is the guy
get to the moon and this is the guy who’s a gynecologist but he dreamed and
who’s a gynecologist but he dreamed and
who’s a gynecologist but he dreamed and he worked hard and he has the most
he worked hard and he has the most
he worked hard and he has the most amazing time management but most
amazing time management but most
amazing time management but most importantly he started loving himself he
importantly he started loving himself he
importantly he started loving himself he started loving his work and he actually
started loving his work and he actually
started loving his work and he actually managed to do many other things have
managed to do many other things have
managed to do many other things have young friends like me if this case is
young friends like me if this case is
young friends like me if this case is family and still is super successful in
family and still is super successful in
family and still is super successful in what he does and still travel the world
what he does and still travel the world
what he does and still travel the world and to the space in my speech which we I
and to the space in my speech which we I
and to the space in my speech which we I you know I tried to compose was around
you know I tried to compose was around
you know I tried to compose was around reinventing yourself at a very young age
reinventing yourself at a very young age
reinventing yourself at a very young age because we think often that oh we’re
because we think often that oh we’re
because we think often that oh we’re young as in an opening video again you
young as in an opening video again you
young as in an opening video again you know we all aim for the short-term goals
know we all aim for the short-term goals
know we all aim for the short-term goals it’s the small grade that matters is the
it’s the small grade that matters is the
it’s the small grade that matters is the small competition that I have to win
small competition that I have to win
small competition that I have to win especially in my profession it’s you
especially in my profession it’s you
especially in my profession it’s you know I face barriers every time I go
know I face barriers every time I go
know I face barriers every time I go onstage not even that I favor ears every
onstage not even that I favor ears every
onstage not even that I favor ears every day every hour every meaning every
day every hour every meaning every
day every hour every meaning every measure of every piece I have to perform
measure of every piece I have to perform
measure of every piece I have to perform their operators I just sit down and play
their operators I just sit down and play
their operators I just sit down and play something over and over and over so that
something over and over and over so that
something over and over and over so that is perfect and then I go on stage and of
is perfect and then I go on stage and of
is perfect and then I go on stage and of course I’m going to miss it
course I’m going to miss it
course I’m going to miss it and I might completely fall apart but
and I might completely fall apart but
and I might completely fall apart but what keeps you going is first of all yes
what keeps you going is first of all yes
what keeps you going is first of all yes loving what you do because otherwise
loving what you do because otherwise
loving what you do because otherwise it’s ridiculous to be completely alone
it’s ridiculous to be completely alone
it’s ridiculous to be completely alone during the whole day doing something
during the whole day doing something
during the whole day doing something that for some people it’s even done
that for some people it’s even done
that for some people it’s even done right it’s profession how many of you
right it’s profession how many of you
right it’s profession how many of you have been to classical piano recital
have been to classical piano recital
have been to classical piano recital recently now I’m talking about my young
recently now I’m talking about my young
recently now I’m talking about my young friends how many of my young friends
friends how many of my young friends
friends how many of my young friends have ever been to a classical music
have ever been to a classical music
have ever been to a classical music recital okay and most likely it was
recital okay and most likely it was
recital okay and most likely it was because you were either brought by your
because you were either brought by your
because you were either brought by your parents or because it was your friend
parents or because it was your friend
parents or because it was your friend performing and maybe 1%
performing and maybe 1%
performing and maybe 1% they adore us for music or themselves
they adore us for music or themselves
they adore us for music or themselves our performative in-your-face forgot
our performative in-your-face forgot
our performative in-your-face forgot that calculator elementary you are okay
that calculator elementary you are okay
that calculator elementary you are okay so one person elected two people were
so one person elected two people were
so one person elected two people were forced three had to go to school and
forced three had to go to school and
forced three had to go to school and then face the reality okay now I have to
then face the reality okay now I have to
then face the reality okay now I have to stay and listen to classical music
stay and listen to classical music
stay and listen to classical music so reinventing yourself at a young age
so reinventing yourself at a young age
so reinventing yourself at a young age in my profession was the biggest
in my profession was the biggest
in my profession was the biggest question how do I bring young audiences
question how do I bring young audiences
question how do I bring young audiences to my concerts it’s a little bit
to my concerts it’s a little bit
to my concerts it’s a little bit disturbing when I go on stage and I love
disturbing when I go on stage and I love
disturbing when I go on stage and I love grandmothers I adored my grandmother and
grandmothers I adored my grandmother and
grandmothers I adored my grandmother and I love older generation representatives
I love older generation representatives
I love older generation representatives and actually I have very big list of
and actually I have very big list of
and actually I have very big list of friends wattage every way older than me
friends wattage every way older than me
friends wattage every way older than me but I go on stage most of the times and
but I go on stage most of the times and
but I go on stage most of the times and the lights going my face and then when I
the lights going my face and then when I
the lights going my face and then when I adjust I see only old people and I smell
adjust I see only old people and I smell
adjust I see only old people and I smell the grandmothers perfume in the audience
the grandmothers perfume in the audience
the grandmothers perfume in the audience as well and got me started thinking how
as well and got me started thinking how
as well and got me started thinking how can I make the audience’s combined with
can I make the audience’s combined with
can I make the audience’s combined with young as well and that actually was the
young as well and that actually was the
young as well and that actually was the beginning of the foundation as Katie
beginning of the foundation as Katie
beginning of the foundation as Katie mentioned that I started young for young
mentioned that I started young for young
mentioned that I started young for young it was also charity it was also
it was also charity it was also
it was also charity it was also inspirational but me most importantly
inspirational but me most importantly
inspirational but me most importantly was bringing young people to the
was bringing young people to the
was bringing young people to the classical music recitals next to me and
classical music recitals next to me and
classical music recitals next to me and making Cosmo music cool yet we often
making Cosmo music cool yet we often
making Cosmo music cool yet we often forget with navigate with modern
forget with navigate with modern
forget with navigate with modern technology everything is going so fast
technology everything is going so fast
technology everything is going so fast as you said in your speech you know we
as you said in your speech you know we
as you said in your speech you know we might need to put our phones away just
might need to put our phones away just
might need to put our phones away just simply because we need to take a breath
simply because we need to take a breath
simply because we need to take a breath as the opening speech recorded speech
as the opening speech recorded speech
as the opening speech recorded speech that the same thing put your phones away
that the same thing put your phones away
that the same thing put your phones away and just look into their eyes
and just look into their eyes
and just look into their eyes your keys of your friends but why not
your keys of your friends but why not
your keys of your friends but why not put the phones away bring your kids to
put the phones away bring your kids to
put the phones away bring your kids to the classical music recital where these
the classical music recital where these
the classical music recital where these beautiful pieces that have been created
beautiful pieces that have been created
beautiful pieces that have been created and really means something might just
and really means something might just
and really means something might just help you to forget something for at
help you to forget something for at
help you to forget something for at least one hour yeah but if that’s not
least one hour yeah but if that’s not
least one hour yeah but if that’s not interesting to you at least go and raise
interesting to you at least go and raise
interesting to you at least go and raise money for the kids so this kind of
money for the kids so this kind of
money for the kids so this kind of combinations this kind of new ideas
combinations this kind of new ideas
combinations this kind of new ideas self-motivation got me into reinventing
self-motivation got me into reinventing
self-motivation got me into reinventing myself at a very young age I honestly
myself at a very young age I honestly
myself at a very young age I honestly I’m speaking this for the first time
I’m speaking this for the first time
I’m speaking this for the first time especially publicly I was pretty much
especially publicly I was pretty much
especially publicly I was pretty much depressed after 10 years of living in
depressed after 10 years of living in
depressed after 10 years of living in New York you know doing something that
New York you know doing something that
New York you know doing something that you’re realizing is not cool anymore
you’re realizing is not cool anymore
you’re realizing is not cool anymore it’s a little bit of dying and I’m just
it’s a little bit of dying and I’m just
it’s a little bit of dying and I’m just practicing and practicing for
practicing and practicing for
practicing and practicing for competitions for short-haul
competitions for short-haul
competitions for short-haul or a little bit of a paycheck that I get
or a little bit of a paycheck that I get
or a little bit of a paycheck that I get after Rosetta but what is it for it
after Rosetta but what is it for it
after Rosetta but what is it for it doesn’t get me anywhere it doesn’t make
doesn’t get me anywhere it doesn’t make
doesn’t get me anywhere it doesn’t make me happy and I am constantly judged by
me happy and I am constantly judged by
me happy and I am constantly judged by the professional musicians my colleagues
the professional musicians my colleagues
the professional musicians my colleagues or people who don’t like me or who want
or people who don’t like me or who want
or people who don’t like me or who want to compete with me so I started
to compete with me so I started
to compete with me so I started forgetting about older generation no
forgetting about older generation no
forgetting about older generation no offense and I started thinking and only
offense and I started thinking and only
offense and I started thinking and only aiming for how to eat interests younger
aiming for how to eat interests younger
aiming for how to eat interests younger ones how to inspire younger ones and how
ones how to inspire younger ones and how
ones how to inspire younger ones and how to have younger audiences the young ones
to have younger audiences the young ones
to have younger audiences the young ones who need the most inspiration the most
who need the most inspiration the most
who need the most inspiration the most love and the most push in order to
love and the most push in order to
love and the most push in order to themself achieve something in their
themself achieve something in their
themself achieve something in their lives and their dreams to come true
lives and their dreams to come true
lives and their dreams to come true so actually because of that after 10
so actually because of that after 10
so actually because of that after 10 years of being in New York I can
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