Berlin Phil Principal Horn Stefan Dohr • Living the Classical Life Ep. 102

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  • Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
  • "I definitely don't overthink things--I'm a horn player." -Stefan Dohr
    Stefan Dohr reflects on his stellar career and its challenges -- the audition process for the Berlin Philharmonic at 19 and his first season as principal horn sight-reading 25 operas. The "king of his instrument" (NY Chronicle) reminisces about Claudio Abbado and explains why he decided to use the pandemic hiatus for taking conducting classes with Paavo Järvi.
    0:00 Intro and performance of Messiaen "Interstellar Call"
    1:59 Intro to Pärnu Estonia
    3:19 Start of Conversation: Luck with Auditions
    7:03 Finding the Zone, Nerves
    14:11 Impostor Syndrome
    18:05 What a Musical Life Looks Like, Training
    22:08 Balancing Daily Life and Work
    26:38 Working with Paavo Järvi
    27:56 Claudio Abbado
    32:23 End credits
    Visit our NEW website at www.classical-life.com for more. We thank you for watching, and for your support--your donations fund our show!
    Episode 102 • Running time: 33 minutes • Filmed in Pärnu Estonia July 2022
    Video: www.katalog-film.de

КОМЕНТАРІ • 51

  • @MahlerHolic1860
    @MahlerHolic1860 Рік тому +18

    I met Stefan and had a selfie with him before the Berliners played Mahler 7 at the Proms. I asked him "Maestro Dohr, may I have a selfie with you?". He replied "Of course but I am not a maestro. I am Stefan".

    • @Living-the-Classical-Life
      @Living-the-Classical-Life  Рік тому +2

      I love this story--thanks for sharing it! He's totally down to earth. -zsolt

    • @MahlerHolic1860
      @MahlerHolic1860 Рік тому +1

      @@Living-the-Classical-Life I've been fortunate to meet a few of the Berliner Philharmoniker members and they have all been unfailingly kind and happy to chat. Apart from Stefan, I met Raphael Haeger and Jonathan Kelly. Thank you Zsolt.

  • @chrisdwyer1930
    @chrisdwyer1930 Рік тому +34

    One of the greatest horn players of all time. A great gift to peak into his life. Thank you.

  • @AbKoster
    @AbKoster Рік тому +15

    Very interesting interview. Stefan Dohr plays so many years as solo horn with the Berlin Philharmonic which is probably the most famous orchestra in the world.
    Always playing on the highest level. He also plays a lot as a soloist. This combination doing both, playing as a soloist and being first horn of such a great orchestra for so many years is very exceptional for a horn player. We hope to hear still a lot from him in future.

    • @Living-the-Classical-Life
      @Living-the-Classical-Life  Рік тому

      Super grateful for your support and for watching--so happy to hear from you and that you liked the conversation! -zsolt

  • @speculativeear
    @speculativeear Рік тому +45

    You didn't wait for episode 103!?!

  • @banana_GGG
    @banana_GGG Рік тому +3

    Thanks for always interviewing so many great musicians!

  • @packer812
    @packer812 Рік тому +4

    He seems like such a nice person and he speaks very good English. Thanks for sharing this conversation!

  • @juliusz1486
    @juliusz1486 Рік тому +5

    What a great interview! Class act from both sides

  • @clarkmatthews5989
    @clarkmatthews5989 Рік тому +3

    Superb interview! Stefan is a true ambassador for the art form.

    • @Living-the-Classical-Life
      @Living-the-Classical-Life  Рік тому

      So happy that you enjoyed this--I'm very grateful to hear from you! He's a great guy and we loved how honest and real he was in his remarks--zsolt

  • @ignazzzzzio
    @ignazzzzzio Рік тому +3

    amazing that you interviewed a horn player and what a horn player!

    • @Living-the-Classical-Life
      @Living-the-Classical-Life  Рік тому +2

      Thanks so much! Yes, we're trying to expand our archive of different instruments and personalities! More to come soon--thanks much! -zsolt

  • @adesiana2
    @adesiana2 Рік тому +1

    Another great conversation. Thank you very much.

    • @richterkleiber
      @richterkleiber Рік тому

      Thanks so much for watching and letting us know that you enjoyed it!

  • @nakdag1617
    @nakdag1617 Рік тому +2

    Perfect questions for Stefan. Great work on this. A huge help to hear!

    • @Living-the-Classical-Life
      @Living-the-Classical-Life  Рік тому

      Thanks so much--I'm really glad you liked this--Stefan and his wonderful openness made my role quite a bit easier than usual! -zsolt

  • @ROBINdulce
    @ROBINdulce Рік тому +5

    En marzo del 2020 me suscribí a la plataforma digital de la Filarmónica de Berlín.
    A fuerza de frecuentar el canal, los espectadores nos vamos fijando en los individuos que integran la orquesta. El largo y angustiante período de confinamiento en que estuvieron transmitiendo conciertos sin público y en formato de música de cámara, será memorable por sus efectos curativos entre los ciber-nautas.
    Stefan Dohr es un rostro familiar y, aunque sea de manera virtual, quiero agradecerle a él y a todos sus colegas, el resultado de su duro trabajo para darnos motivaciones poderosas para seguir adelante.
    Esta conversación nos revela el lado humano de cada individuo que se ha dedicado a la música.
    ¡Muchas gracias!

  • @AlexanderKienle
    @AlexanderKienle Рік тому +2

    Thank you for this lovely interview!

  • @frandrepol7204
    @frandrepol7204 Рік тому +4

    Very interesting insights, wonderful interview about the life of a musician

  • @mhenrikse
    @mhenrikse Рік тому +2

    This is a really great interview series. Thank you!

    • @Living-the-Classical-Life
      @Living-the-Classical-Life  Рік тому +1

      We are so grateful that you like it--thank you so much for watching and for being in touch!

  • @welintomgabriel5546
    @welintomgabriel5546 Рік тому +1

    My inspiration!!

  • @lawyh1506
    @lawyh1506 Рік тому +1

    I just discovered this channel but am totally engrossed! Thank you so much for making these videos! They are particularly insightful for a music lover like me who always wondered what would have happened if I had decided to take the plunge and study music at university...

    • @Living-the-Classical-Life
      @Living-the-Classical-Life  Рік тому

      Amazing words you share-thank you so much-you are exactly the type of viewer we hope to reach! We’re really grateful for your support- zsolt

  • @CorneliaAB
    @CorneliaAB Рік тому

    Yes very interesting ! Thank you !

  • @LaLa-rp5ls
    @LaLa-rp5ls Рік тому +1

    he is a great musician as i already know
    i envy his english skill as well in this interview

  • @alexisrangel4513
    @alexisrangel4513 Рік тому

    Bravo.!! 📯❤️

  • @ThomasBisard
    @ThomasBisard Рік тому +1

    1st fav hornist? Dennis Brain. All-time fav has to be Stefan! Yeah, I'm a horn fanboy.

  • @user-pp4ky9xd4w
    @user-pp4ky9xd4w Рік тому +1

    日本語字幕はないですか?😭

    • @Living-the-Classical-Life
      @Living-the-Classical-Life  Рік тому

      We are working to add--but we would need help with this! None of our team speaks Japanese unfortunately!

  • @juliancardenas4474
    @juliancardenas4474 Рік тому +2

    Please! Invite Bastian Schäfer!!!!

    • @avisnocturna8942
      @avisnocturna8942 Рік тому

      That would be great.

    • @Living-the-Classical-Life
      @Living-the-Classical-Life  Рік тому +1

      Great suggestion--we will keep this in mind! We are generally filming mostly in Europe now--since I'm based in the US this is sometimes complicated, but we will hope to plan ahead! Thanks so much--zsolt

    • @juliancardenas4474
      @juliancardenas4474 Рік тому +1

      @@Living-the-Classical-Life Bastian is an institution in the 1st violin section of the Berlin Phi, and he is also very classy 😄I met him about 7 years ago in Prague after plating Beethoven 9th. It would be very nice to have him on your show.