Artist Room

Andrei Ionita is one of the leading cellists of our time. He won countless prizes at the top cello competitions, amongst them the first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition.
In this conversation he talks to Dominik about growing up in Rumania, the musical education there, his further studies, Cello playing and technique and many other subjects.

Matthew McDonald is currently holding the first principal double bass position at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and teaches at the University of Music Hanns Eisler. He also regularly performs as a soloist and premiered double bass concertos by Peter Eötvös and Gerald Barry.
In this conversation he talks to Dominik about his musical origins, contemporary music, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, teaching and many other subjects.

Thomas Gansch is a trumpet player, composer and over all entertainer. He is a part of many brass and jazz groups, among them Mnozil Brass, Gansch & Breinschmid and Wieder, Gansch & Paul.
In this conversation he talks to Dominik about his upbringing, stage presence, being an entertainer, teaching and many other topics.

Dorin Marc is one of the most successful double bass pedagogues ever. As a Soloist he won prizes at most of the major double bass competitions, he held the principal double bass position of the Munich Philharmonic orchestra and was professor at the university of music in Nürnberg. His students play in all the major symphony orchestras in Germany and Austria, and many have also became professors.
In this episode he talks to Dominik (who also was one of his students) about studying and living in Romania, about Josef Prunner, Sergiu Celibidache, the bass and it’s unique strengths and weaknesses, as well as teaching and how it keeps you working and improving constantly.

Emmanuel Tjeknavorian is one of the most interesting classical musicians of our time. In his early twenties he already managed to build a massive career as a violinist. Now he almost completely stopped performing as such and is perusing the path of a conductor.
In this conversation he talks to Dominik about why he made this choice, but also other topics like social media and music in general.