but while we have a surprise for you we have here in the MCC tongtong on the
have here in the MCC tongtong on the
have here in the MCC tongtong on the violin and Leo on the guitar playing for
violin and Leo on the guitar playing for
violin and Leo on the guitar playing for you and for us here in the MCC enjoy
you and for us here in the MCC enjoy
you and for us here in the MCC enjoy that’s wonderful that’s so great and I
that’s wonderful that’s so great and I
that’s wonderful that’s so great and I start to change on that I love van your
start to change on that I love van your
start to change on that I love van your name and hey wonderful I’m very grateful
name and hey wonderful I’m very grateful
name and hey wonderful I’m very grateful you do that
you do that
you do that [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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last summer bill thumpeka asked me to
last summer bill thumpeka asked me to perform two of his favorite Leonard
perform two of his favorite Leonard
perform two of his favorite Leonard Cohen songs during the final flight of
Cohen songs during the final flight of
Cohen songs during the final flight of Solar Impulse on July 25th 2016 one day
Solar Impulse on July 25th 2016 one day
Solar Impulse on July 25th 2016 one day before the final landing of the
before the final landing of the
before the final landing of the around-the-world voyage of Solar Impulse
around-the-world voyage of Solar Impulse
around-the-world voyage of Solar Impulse guitars Leopoldo jenolan and I were in
guitars Leopoldo jenolan and I were in
guitars Leopoldo jenolan and I were in the Mission Control Center preparing for
the Mission Control Center preparing for
the Mission Control Center preparing for this live performance surrounded by all
this live performance surrounded by all
this live performance surrounded by all this amazing technology I was standing
this amazing technology I was standing
this amazing technology I was standing there holding my violin a few pieces of
there holding my violin a few pieces of
there holding my violin a few pieces of old wood some horsehair put together by
old wood some horsehair put together by
old wood some horsehair put together by glue
glue
glue well the Solar Impulse energy I mean
well the Solar Impulse energy I mean
well the Solar Impulse energy I mean technology is the most amazing
technology is the most amazing
technology is the most amazing innovation of our era the design of the
innovation of our era the design of the
innovation of our era the design of the violin is more than 500 years old
violin is more than 500 years old
violin is more than 500 years old talk about sustainable design my violin
talk about sustainable design my violin
talk about sustainable design my violin is more than 130 years old but the tree
is more than 130 years old but the tree
is more than 130 years old but the tree that it once was will be much older
that it once was will be much older
that it once was will be much older still this beautiful wooden box was able
still this beautiful wooden box was able
still this beautiful wooden box was able to offer a gift of music to Vietnam pika
to offer a gift of music to Vietnam pika
to offer a gift of music to Vietnam pika flying inside the futuristic solar plane
flying inside the futuristic solar plane
flying inside the futuristic solar plane century-old technology it’s brand-new
century-old technology it’s brand-new
century-old technology it’s brand-new innovation both our design successes a
innovation both our design successes a
innovation both our design successes a testimony to our human ingenuity
whenever we mention the word exploration
whenever we mention the word exploration the often the images of the North or
the often the images of the North or
the often the images of the North or South Pole would appear wild jungles
South Pole would appear wild jungles
South Pole would appear wild jungles vast deserts open oceans ice cap
vast deserts open oceans ice cap
vast deserts open oceans ice cap mountains new frontiers the deep unknown
mountains new frontiers the deep unknown
mountains new frontiers the deep unknown but there are other kinds of
but there are other kinds of
but there are other kinds of explorations such as taking something
explorations such as taking something
explorations such as taking something that is familiar and available and
that is familiar and available and
that is familiar and available and transforming it into something new with
transforming it into something new with
transforming it into something new with lasting impact
lasting impact
lasting impact all violins begin life as a tiny seed
all violins begin life as a tiny seed
all violins begin life as a tiny seed growing from the earth nurtured by the
growing from the earth nurtured by the
growing from the earth nurtured by the Sun until someone decided to give it a
Sun until someone decided to give it a
Sun until someone decided to give it a voice and then suddenly all trees are
voice and then suddenly all trees are
voice and then suddenly all trees are potential violins able to offer music
potential violins able to offer music
potential violins able to offer music the Solar Impulse technologies bunch
the Solar Impulse technologies bunch
the Solar Impulse technologies bunch more complex but perhaps in the very
more complex but perhaps in the very
more complex but perhaps in the very beginning of the idea was not so
beginning of the idea was not so
beginning of the idea was not so different from the first master duty a
different from the first master duty a
different from the first master duty a contemplating a forest
contemplating a forest
contemplating a forest I imagine be a tropical elder Borschberg
I imagine be a tropical elder Borschberg
I imagine be a tropical elder Borschberg looking at the Sun and exploring how to
looking at the Sun and exploring how to
looking at the Sun and exploring how to harness its energy into a perpetual
harness its energy into a perpetual
harness its energy into a perpetual power capable of global transportation
power capable of global transportation
power capable of global transportation exploration is not only the discovery of
exploration is not only the discovery of
exploration is not only the discovery of the unknown but also the reinvention and
the unknown but also the reinvention and
the unknown but also the reinvention and transformation of what we already know
today I would like to share with you my
today I would like to share with you my own explorations in music I have been
own explorations in music I have been
own explorations in music I have been playing music before I could walk
playing music before I could walk
playing music before I could walk not because I was one of these genius
not because I was one of these genius
not because I was one of these genius children with a natural capacity to play
children with a natural capacity to play
children with a natural capacity to play an instrument but entirely due to a very
an instrument but entirely due to a very
an instrument but entirely due to a very ambitious father and my inability to
ambitious father and my inability to
ambitious father and my inability to rebel efficiently against his
rebel efficiently against his
rebel efficiently against his determination of trying to create some
determination of trying to create some
determination of trying to create some sort of superstar I resisted really I
sort of superstar I resisted really I
sort of superstar I resisted really I did as a two-year-old as a six-year-old
did as a two-year-old as a six-year-old
did as a two-year-old as a six-year-old as a ten-year-old I will spare you
as a ten-year-old I will spare you
as a ten-year-old I will spare you the gruesome details of our family life
the gruesome details of our family life
the gruesome details of our family life but in the end either side achieved
but in the end either side achieved
but in the end either side achieved victory he did not realize his dream of
victory he did not realize his dream of
victory he did not realize his dream of creating a champion famous stage puppet
creating a champion famous stage puppet
creating a champion famous stage puppet able to bring him prestige and acclaim
able to bring him prestige and acclaim
able to bring him prestige and acclaim as the creator
as the creator
as the creator nor did I succeed in my resistance of
nor did I succeed in my resistance of
nor did I succeed in my resistance of not
not
not coming a violinist I was / through the
coming a violinist I was / through the
coming a violinist I was / through the usual classic procedures hours of daily
usual classic procedures hours of daily
usual classic procedures hours of daily solitary practice private lessons
solitary practice private lessons
solitary practice private lessons competitions summer music camps playing
competitions summer music camps playing
competitions summer music camps playing for famous musicians bigger competitions
for famous musicians bigger competitions
for famous musicians bigger competitions bigger summer camps I did not enjoy this
bigger summer camps I did not enjoy this
bigger summer camps I did not enjoy this process at all not the isolation of the
process at all not the isolation of the
process at all not the isolation of the training nor the constant pressure being
training nor the constant pressure being
training nor the constant pressure being compared to others as if we were horses
compared to others as if we were horses
compared to others as if we were horses being trained and judged for our racing
being trained and judged for our racing
being trained and judged for our racing capabilities it felt like running a
capabilities it felt like running a
capabilities it felt like running a marathon with no finish line trying to
marathon with no finish line trying to
marathon with no finish line trying to catch up to those who were ahead and
catch up to those who were ahead and
catch up to those who were ahead and hoping not to be overtaken by those who
hoping not to be overtaken by those who
hoping not to be overtaken by those who came after I was taught to imitate and
came after I was taught to imitate and
came after I was taught to imitate and worship great performers and famous
worship great performers and famous
worship great performers and famous contemporaries those real child
contemporaries those real child
contemporaries those real child prodigies who had achieved much greater
prodigies who had achieved much greater
prodigies who had achieved much greater commercial success at the same age that
commercial success at the same age that
commercial success at the same age that is what I thought playing the violin was
is what I thought playing the violin was
is what I thought playing the violin was all about and I did not like it when I
all about and I did not like it when I
all about and I did not like it when I was 18 years old I had the great fortune
was 18 years old I had the great fortune
was 18 years old I had the great fortune of meeting my mentor met her Sergey Luca
of meeting my mentor met her Sergey Luca
of meeting my mentor met her Sergey Luca who taught me over the course of seven
who taught me over the course of seven
who taught me over the course of seven years not only the art of violin
years not only the art of violin
years not only the art of violin performance but more importantly why
performance but more importantly why
performance but more importantly why music is worth devoting our lives to he
music is worth devoting our lives to he
music is worth devoting our lives to he used to shout during her lessons
used to shout during her lessons
used to shout during her lessons stop playing the violin played the music
stop playing the violin played the music
stop playing the violin played the music he did not allow his students to enter
he did not allow his students to enter
he did not allow his students to enter competitions he said I’m here to teach
competitions he said I’m here to teach
competitions he said I’m here to teach you music now to create some product for
you music now to create some product for
you music now to create some product for the commercial market
the commercial market
the commercial market thanks to mr. Luca finally I discovered
thanks to mr. Luca finally I discovered
thanks to mr. Luca finally I discovered that playing an instrument is not for
that playing an instrument is not for
that playing an instrument is not for the purpose of obtaining fame being an
the purpose of obtaining fame being an
the purpose of obtaining fame being an instrumentalists is to share music with
instrumentalists is to share music with
instrumentalists is to share music with others our profession can be a noble one
others our profession can be a noble one
others our profession can be a noble one translating the beauty of the musical
translating the beauty of the musical
translating the beauty of the musical arts into live performances and
arts into live performances and
arts into live performances and sharing this beauty with the world in
sharing this beauty with the world in
sharing this beauty with the world in the year 2000 I joined the Lorca’s
the year 2000 I joined the Lorca’s
the year 2000 I joined the Lorca’s Philharmonic the Monte Carlo one of the
Philharmonic the Monte Carlo one of the
Philharmonic the Monte Carlo one of the oldest orchestras in Europe I was very
oldest orchestras in Europe I was very
oldest orchestras in Europe I was very happy to be part of this prestigious
happy to be part of this prestigious
happy to be part of this prestigious Symphony Orchestra at the same time was
Symphony Orchestra at the same time was
Symphony Orchestra at the same time was very curious also to discover new
very curious also to discover new
very curious also to discover new horizons as a musician I started to
horizons as a musician I started to
horizons as a musician I started to learn and play with musicians from very
learn and play with musicians from very
learn and play with musicians from very different musical backgrounds jazz
different musical backgrounds jazz
different musical backgrounds jazz musicians reggae musicians rock
musicians reggae musicians rock
musicians reggae musicians rock musicians two years later I formed my
musicians two years later I formed my
musicians two years later I formed my own band and we had a regular gig on
own band and we had a regular gig on
own band and we had a regular gig on Wednesday nights in the Rask ass bar I
Wednesday nights in the Rask ass bar I
Wednesday nights in the Rask ass bar I see there people who was been yes yes I
see there people who was been yes yes I
see there people who was been yes yes I well the rest Gaspard is mostly known
well the rest Gaspard is mostly known
well the rest Gaspard is mostly known for being inside a Formula One circuit
for being inside a Formula One circuit
for being inside a Formula One circuit so we had this regular gig now my
so we had this regular gig now my
so we had this regular gig now my classical colleagues looked down on my
classical colleagues looked down on my
classical colleagues looked down on my intramural Activities to them I was a
intramural Activities to them I was a
intramural Activities to them I was a ligand one lady colleague said to me
ligand one lady colleague said to me
ligand one lady colleague said to me when there was some disdain so you’re
when there was some disdain so you’re
when there was some disdain so you’re now playing in restaurants she said I
now playing in restaurants she said I
now playing in restaurants she said I answered no it’s much worse I play in a
answered no it’s much worse I play in a
answered no it’s much worse I play in a bar people go there to drink maybe it’s
bar people go there to drink maybe it’s
bar people go there to drink maybe it’s because I was trying to retaliate
because I was trying to retaliate
because I was trying to retaliate against all this tyranny that I suffered
against all this tyranny that I suffered
against all this tyranny that I suffered through childhood you know it’s music
through childhood you know it’s music
through childhood you know it’s music stand metronome partitions lessons I
stand metronome partitions lessons I
stand metronome partitions lessons I wanted to explore beyond the established
wanted to explore beyond the established
wanted to explore beyond the established frontiers what I thought a classical
frontiers what I thought a classical
frontiers what I thought a classical musician can do besides my weekly bar
musician can do besides my weekly bar
musician can do besides my weekly bar gigs I I also joined a circus and
gigs I I also joined a circus and
gigs I I also joined a circus and sharing music with different people
sharing music with different people
sharing music with different people beyond the classic traditional concert
beyond the classic traditional concert
beyond the classic traditional concert stage was extremely exciting and
stage was extremely exciting and
stage was extremely exciting and liberating and it was encouraging too
liberating and it was encouraging too
liberating and it was encouraging too because I’m the more I explored the more
because I’m the more I explored the more
because I’m the more I explored the more I wanted to do new things in 2005 I
I wanted to do new things in 2005 I
I wanted to do new things in 2005 I created my first charity concert join in
created my first charity concert join in
created my first charity concert join in the global movement of solidarity
the global movement of solidarity
the global movement of solidarity to help tsunami victims in Southeast
to help tsunami victims in Southeast
to help tsunami victims in Southeast Asia the revenue from our concert was
Asia the revenue from our concert was
Asia the revenue from our concert was able to give some concrete aid to some
able to give some concrete aid to some
able to give some concrete aid to some of those in need and this was a turning
of those in need and this was a turning
of those in need and this was a turning point for me
if musical concerts are able to generate
if musical concerts are able to generate positive impact concrete aid to our
positive impact concrete aid to our
positive impact concrete aid to our society why do we not do charity musics
society why do we not do charity musics
society why do we not do charity musics all the time not only is isolated unique
all the time not only is isolated unique
all the time not only is isolated unique events after some terrible tragedy or
events after some terrible tragedy or
events after some terrible tragedy or disaster but every day all the time
disaster but every day all the time
disaster but every day all the time because they’re worthy projects all over
because they’re worthy projects all over
because they’re worthy projects all over the world near us far from us everywhere
the world near us far from us everywhere
the world near us far from us everywhere but then we had a practical problem my
but then we had a practical problem my
but then we had a practical problem my friends are said to me you know it’s
friends are said to me you know it’s
friends are said to me you know it’s very good that you’re very generous
very good that you’re very generous
very good that you’re very generous you’re offering your talent and in time
you’re offering your talent and in time
you’re offering your talent and in time to give your music for charity but you
to give your music for charity but you
to give your music for charity but you musicians have to make a living you have
musicians have to make a living you have
musicians have to make a living you have to eat you have to pay rent that’s true
to eat you have to pay rent that’s true
to eat you have to pay rent that’s true the concept of musical concert is a very
the concept of musical concert is a very
the concept of musical concert is a very old one every culture has their own
old one every culture has their own
old one every culture has their own musical language and the musicians who
musical language and the musicians who
musical language and the musicians who shared it and the business model is very
shared it and the business model is very
shared it and the business model is very simple we share our talent and our skill
simple we share our talent and our skill
simple we share our talent and our skill and the public will pay to have a moment
and the public will pay to have a moment
and the public will pay to have a moment of delight beauty of entertainment and
of delight beauty of entertainment and
of delight beauty of entertainment and this business model has remained intact
this business model has remained intact
this business model has remained intact till this day but what if we attributed
till this day but what if we attributed
till this day but what if we attributed a new quality to its DNA the way trees
a new quality to its DNA the way trees
a new quality to its DNA the way trees have been transformed into study valley
have been transformed into study valley
have been transformed into study valley violence and sunlight have been
violence and sunlight have been
violence and sunlight have been harnessed to help Solar Impulse travel
harnessed to help Solar Impulse travel
harnessed to help Solar Impulse travel around the world what if we change and
around the world what if we change and
around the world what if we change and expand explored beyond the frontiers of
expand explored beyond the frontiers of
expand explored beyond the frontiers of our profession what if musicians became
our profession what if musicians became
our profession what if musicians became social innovators and make our
social innovators and make our
social innovators and make our profession make our business more social
profession make our business more social
profession make our business more social entrepreneurial
in 2006 jungle music was born with the
in 2006 jungle music was born with the encouragement of the government of the
encouragement of the government of the
encouragement of the government of the Principality of Monaco and the health
Principality of Monaco and the health
Principality of Monaco and the health from a few good friends we experimented
from a few good friends we experimented
from a few good friends we experimented with expanding the to partner business
with expanding the to partner business
with expanding the to partner business model into a four-way alliance
model into a four-way alliance
model into a four-way alliance traditionally a concert you have two
traditionally a concert you have two
traditionally a concert you have two parts the musician plays the music the
parts the musician plays the music the
parts the musician plays the music the public who buys the ticket now to those
public who buys the ticket now to those
public who buys the ticket now to those two we added two more a sponsor who
two we added two more a sponsor who
two we added two more a sponsor who actually pay for the concert an NGO who
actually pay for the concert an NGO who
actually pay for the concert an NGO who receive all the cash revenue from the
receive all the cash revenue from the
receive all the cash revenue from the tickets the musician still played their
tickets the musician still played their
tickets the musician still played their concert we still share our music from
concert we still share our music from
concert we still share our music from the stage and the public will still buy
the stage and the public will still buy
the stage and the public will still buy a ticket and come and hear the concert
a ticket and come and hear the concert
a ticket and come and hear the concert but now they have an added satisfaction
but now they have an added satisfaction
but now they have an added satisfaction of knowing their presence during this
of knowing their presence during this
of knowing their presence during this concert have helped someone somewhere in
concert have helped someone somewhere in
concert have helped someone somewhere in the world more and more business and
the world more and more business and
the world more and more business and industry leaders are engaging in social
industry leaders are engaging in social
industry leaders are engaging in social responsibility projects the sponsors
responsibility projects the sponsors
responsibility projects the sponsors we’ve approached were very open to help
we’ve approached were very open to help
we’ve approached were very open to help fund not only a culture event but also
fund not only a culture event but also
fund not only a culture event but also an event that would help our community
an event that would help our community
an event that would help our community music is universal even if we do not
music is universal even if we do not
music is universal even if we do not understand each other’s spoken language
understand each other’s spoken language
understand each other’s spoken language we can share music together we can play
we can share music together we can play
we can share music together we can play music together we would understand each
music together we would understand each
music together we would understand each other’s songs we can come together
other’s songs we can come together
other’s songs we can come together around a musical concert and help our
around a musical concert and help our
around a musical concert and help our communities besides just having a good
communities besides just having a good
communities besides just having a good moment together we can actually give
moment together we can actually give
moment together we can actually give something concrete to those in need as a
something concrete to those in need as a
something concrete to those in need as a child I lived in a 9 square metre room
child I lived in a 9 square metre room
child I lived in a 9 square metre room with my family in Beijing my parents
with my family in Beijing my parents
with my family in Beijing my parents combined salary was less than
combined salary was less than
combined salary was less than ten dollars a month we didn’t even have
ten dollars a month we didn’t even have
ten dollars a month we didn’t even have a table so for meals we used the piano
a table so for meals we used the piano
a table so for meals we used the piano bench as a table
bench as a table
bench as a table my little brother looked like a cute
my little brother looked like a cute
my little brother looked like a cute little girl’s a child because he had no
little girl’s a child because he had no
little girl’s a child because he had no clothes for him he had to wear my old
clothes for him he had to wear my old
clothes for him he had to wear my old clothes because my parents could not
clothes because my parents could not
clothes because my parents could not afford little boy clothes for him and
afford little boy clothes for him and
afford little boy clothes for him and there are so many who have much much
there are so many who have much much
there are so many who have much much less every little bit can help someone’s
less every little bit can help someone’s
less every little bit can help someone’s destiny can be forever changed by the
destiny can be forever changed by the
destiny can be forever changed by the price we pay for pairs of shoes or the
price we pay for pairs of shoes or the
price we pay for pairs of shoes or the ticket to a live concert since 2006
ticket to a live concert since 2006
ticket to a live concert since 2006 jungle music created more than 50
jungle music created more than 50
jungle music created more than 50 concerts helping NGOs based in more than
concerts helping NGOs based in more than
concerts helping NGOs based in more than 20 countries we build a school for girls
20 countries we build a school for girls
20 countries we build a school for girls in Afghanistan we created freshwater
in Afghanistan we created freshwater
in Afghanistan we created freshwater wells in Africa we helped women war
wells in Africa we helped women war
wells in Africa we helped women war victims in Congo to establish their
victims in Congo to establish their
victims in Congo to establish their lives and we help elderly people living
lives and we help elderly people living
lives and we help elderly people living in poverty to regain some dignity as
in poverty to regain some dignity as
in poverty to regain some dignity as musicians we have a stage we have a
musicians we have a stage we have a
musicians we have a stage we have a public we can also be messengers and
public we can also be messengers and
public we can also be messengers and initiators of society issues that helps
initiators of society issues that helps
initiators of society issues that helps our community even though our art is
our community even though our art is
our community even though our art is often the representation of the past we
often the representation of the past we
often the representation of the past we are part of today’s society in today’s
are part of today’s society in today’s
are part of today’s society in today’s world and we must become also positive
world and we must become also positive
world and we must become also positive active forces for the future as well
active forces for the future as well
active forces for the future as well classical musicians are not only
classical musicians are not only
classical musicians are not only cultivated conservators and curators of
cultivated conservators and curators of
cultivated conservators and curators of the glorious historical arts we are also
the glorious historical arts we are also
the glorious historical arts we are also creative and dynamic leaders of tomorrow
creative and dynamic leaders of tomorrow
creative and dynamic leaders of tomorrow thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
[Applause]
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