35 min

#7 - Nicolas Altstaedt Lucie's Backstage Conversations

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In this new episode of the podcast Lucie’s Backstage Conversations, Lucie speaks with world-class cellist Nicolas Altstaedt in his dressing room at Tivoli Vredenburg, just after he performed Shostakovich’ 1st cello concerto. Nicolas explains his connection with this concert hall in Utrecht and how his passion for Baroque music as well as contemporary music was informed by the rich cultural landscape of the small German city he grew up in. As a consequence, Nicolas also discusses the importance of a good musical education. Lucie asks Nicolas about his rituals on a concert day, switching between Baroque cello and modern cello and how he maintains balance and stability while being on the road.


Discover more podcasts, recorded in Studio Pandora in TivoliVredenburg on our website: tivolivredenburg.nl/podcasts

In this new episode of the podcast Lucie’s Backstage Conversations, Lucie speaks with world-class cellist Nicolas Altstaedt in his dressing room at Tivoli Vredenburg, just after he performed Shostakovich’ 1st cello concerto. Nicolas explains his connection with this concert hall in Utrecht and how his passion for Baroque music as well as contemporary music was informed by the rich cultural landscape of the small German city he grew up in. As a consequence, Nicolas also discusses the importance of a good musical education. Lucie asks Nicolas about his rituals on a concert day, switching between Baroque cello and modern cello and how he maintains balance and stability while being on the road.


Discover more podcasts, recorded in Studio Pandora in TivoliVredenburg on our website: tivolivredenburg.nl/podcasts

35 min