Conductor Kent Nagano • Living the Classical Life Ep.120
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- "For a moment, we are allowed to see what is beyond the stars."
One of the pre-eminent musical voices of his generation, conductor Kent Nagano draws into the essence of an artist's mission. In his prolific career, he was music director of the Opéra National de Lyon, principal conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, principal conductor and artistic director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, principal conductor and first music director of the Los Angeles Opera, music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and GMD of the Bavarian State Opera, and at the Hamburg State Opera. His reflections on his life, existential goals, and his mentors are sure to resonate long after viewing.
0:00 Opening quote and Beethoven 5 excerpt
1:06 Chiemsee travelogue and titles
2:24 Start of conversation: types of beauty
5:02 Face to face with a shark
7:35 Facing fear on stage: letting go
10:24 Growth as human beings: artists' paradox
12:18 Energy in Stillness
15:10 Carrying our mentors with us
21:51 Leonard Bernstein's presence
28:14 Defining perfection and Günter Wand's perspective
32:00 Closing credits
Episode 120 filmed July 2023 in Prien/Chiemsee, Bavaria • Running time 33 minutes
Music: Beethoven Symphony No.5 in C minor, op. 67. Staatsorchester Hamburg
Elbphilharmonie, May 6, 2021 (filmed during the pandemic, without audience).
Video: katalog-film.de
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Kent Nagano’s humility and self- awareness gives us insight into his musical soul. His ability as a conductor with the outstanding Russian pianist Mikhail Pletnev in performances of Mozart. Beethoven , Schubert and other composers show hours and hours of practice to produce beauty.
What a luminary! I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing him conduct many different orchestras but had never questioned the man behind action. He seems like a real cosmopolitan, but in the most human sense, one of the rare incidents where you don‘t see or feel any specific traits reflected from ethnical, cultural senses, but simply exhibits the human spirit. Much awe and gratitude for a brilliant interview!
What an amazing set of thoughts you share, to which we add our complete agreement-we thank YOU for being the reason we continue producing these conversations, which requires so much. We are grateful for your being in touch ✨🙏 -zsolt
One Like Button is not enough for videos like this one. Next to that, it’s lovely to see the beautiful Chiemsee. As a Bavarian myself, it makes me very happy to see that people from all around the world appreciate our home.
So so delighted to have this feedback from you and that you resonated with this feature as much as you did-and yes Bavaria is a region of absolutely enchanting beauty! I hope to go back soon ✨✨
The majesty that music has is often best understood by our soul. 🌷🌷🌷
Thank you Emily, for your enormous and heartfelt support of our series and its mission-we are amazed daily at how much you do for us! ✨🙏 -zsolt
Being a Montrealer, I've had the great pleasure of listening to the MSO conducted by Mr. Nagano many, many times. I thoroughly enjoyed every performance as I enjoyed this insightful interview. And, how timely... as the Leonard Bernstein biopic is about to be released in theaters.
We are so grateful to you for watching and for leaving this comment-I myself am incredibly excited about the Bernstein biopic-counting the days! Thanks for being in touch ✨🙏 -zsolt
Maestro Nagano's recording of Busoni's Doktor Faust really brought home to me the full radiance of the score. Kent is describing 'the sublime' as artists of the 19th century understood the word. A terrible and unsettling beauty.
We thank you so much for this insightful comment-and for watching-this means so much to us on the entire team. We look forward to hearing from you again ✨🙏 -zsolt
Glad to see and to hear you Maestro. Happy approaching Birthday!
Really grateful to you for watching and letting us know that you enjoyed the conversation! Indeed his birthday is the 22nd, I just realized! Mine as host of the show is the 19th-we thank you for being in touch ✨🙏 -zsolt
Zsolt, you prove time and again your intelligent interviewing skills. It always brings out the deeper meanings and messages of music and humanity.
Your feedback and these words mean so much to us, our mission, and to me personally-thank you so much!! Please keep in touch ✨🙏 -zsolt
What a great world of possibility you two discussed!
Incredible conversation. Thank you for giving us the possibility to try to absorb every concept and idea Maestro Nagano presents. It will be needed to watch it a few times. Bravi tutti!
A belated thanks for your supportive comment here, dear Andrea! ✨🙏🥂
Hey Zsolt, just saw you on ToneBase. Always a pleasure to see you.
So delighted to get your response.
Zsolt, many thanks for bringing us this absolutely extraordinary interview! The profundity of Maestro Nagano's insights and his deeply penetrating thoughts are so very poignant and moving.
Thanks so so much for these wonderful and supportive words-we are delighted that you resonate so deeply with Maestro Nagano‘s many illuminating thoughts-we are grateful to you! We hope to keep in touch and hear from you on our many upcoming episodes 🙏✨
OMG, dear Zsolt, another unfailingly kind and generous conversation! Maestro’s thoughts about music and music -makers are insightful, healing and inspiring, to say the least. The true soul nourishment.
Thank you so much, dear Olga! ✨🙏🙏🙏
So delighted to get your response
How inspiring! Bravo Zsolt, bravo Maestro Nagano.
Thank you Andrea!
The comment about the concert with Maestro K.N. conducting and Russian pianist as soloist - they performed "Jazz-Suite". is addressed to conductor and it means that despite the concert took place 10 years ago when he (K.N.) demonstrated his unique style agreed by even most professional musicians and captivating every listener as being exquisite is beyond any doubt whatsoever when there passed 10 years - he still demonstrates amelioration on the highest level. The time is in his favor.
Only the truly boldest attempt Zappa. Bravo maestro.
He’s one of a kind indeed! ✨
What an incredibly interesting and beautiful interview. It makes me curious about his book. Thank you, Zsolt!
Thanks so much, Christian-we are so glad you liked this and wrote to us-please keep in touch! ✨🙏 -zsolt
You can be very emotional and artistic on the podium, but it will affect the audience in the hall, and only in that moment. What matters is the result - what the next listeners will hear from the concert recording. This is why I like conductors like Richard Strauss, Karl Böhm, Zubin Mehta and Kent Nagano!
Wonderful feedback! Fascinating to know somebody familiar with Richard Strauss as conductor! Thanks for watching and for being in touch ✨
What a thoughtful man! I first encountered Maestro Nagano through his work with Frank Zappa. And most recently I am thrilled to be listening to his wonderful Messiaen recordings in the recent BR Klassik 3 disc set. If you are a fan please look for his autobiography, Expect the Unexpected.
We will indeed look for the autobiography-thanks for the tip!
Every time listening to your perception of mostly musical or connected to music events I am witnessing the new depths of how human (your particularly) brain can find the description of the same phenomenon but much more diverse from time to time - what happens is refinement due to gaining an experience as musician and as human and by that enriching public understanding - of music-people - even if they hear current performance not for the 1st time - the connoisseurs having fun of music comprehensively - and those following the professional development of the conductor /orchestra / self-impression of the same piece by not-the 1st time - comparing in every possible way .
This is one of the most amazing segments of feedback we have ever gotten--we truly thank you--may we use this with your permission, as we apply for onward funding? Thanks so much--zsolt
Yes - I"ve listened for another time the interview with Maestro K.N. and "insulated" his expression about "terrorism" in his way - the emotionally high state - very thrilling / exaggerated adrenalin secretion . Of course when the phenomenon will disappear (how it can be possible!?) it will be the sign of utmost fall to maximal negligence to everything cherished / not only connected to music. ( How sad this is experienced nowadays) . It shows complete disappear of ethics witnessed among certain parts of "society".
Glad to hear the tone of his remarks has more clear context now! Indeed lots of talking points with regards to what you shared above as well. We hope these stories will continue to prompt food for thought-we are grateful to you for watching! 🙏✨
What is the music @1:53 and who are the pianists playing? Beautiful!
It’s an excerpt of Beethoven First Piano Concerto, from the second movement! The pianists are Zlata Chochieva, who was featured in her own episode of the series, as well as Zsolt Bognár, the host. Thank you for watching! ✨
The another controversial statement in your interview - at least to me - was that there is beauty in even very tragic experiences like death / disappointment .... But let me remind that these phenomenons are known as "oxymorone" meaning the use of polarly events in 1 expression - the 1 "blow" / "exhale"... So maybe as the description - in order to use an "interesting" combination it sounds controversial only . But in reality these 2 events cannot occur at once
It might be a question of what these words mean to an individual-but ultimately what he seems to be saying is that there is a humanistic beauty in the experience of a wide variety of life events, that indeed go beyond good/bad polarity. It is food for thought ✨
Maestro - do you support terrorism? Or I didn't understand exactly - " When terrorism will disappear we will consider retirement" - these are your words? Hope I interpret wrong or here is hidden the significance beyond commonly accepted concept?
It is a pull quote from the conversation-the full context happens later, if you happen to watch it. 😉 He is talking about nerves on stage.
If you refer to the philosophy of the Eastern people - for example the Hindus - the whole nation believes that the life begins only after the death - it's very convenient to them to justify the style of life without formal education / work on all levels of qualification etc. because of climate unfriendly conditions generally... If to speak about any religion - it appeared when the science did not exist and only divine-interference left the people to accept an occurrence of everything.
Firstly I want to make it precisely - the events used polarly can not be those on 1 "breath" (this is right word for the matter of discussion). The approach to the root of interpretation that you call "humanistic" seems to me as "straw" to defend your position which is - sorry - but artificial. And what I want to add is that I watched repeatedly the video of 10 years old "Jazz-Suite" with you and Russian pianist and I have to say that time still is in favor to you . Take care.
We respect your opinion, though it seems simplistic and with nothing to explain further what you mean, and do not find ours artificial-just read any western and especially eastern philosophy, not our opinion, about this sort of supposed polarity as ego-imposed artificiality. In any case we are putting forth the stories of our guests-and we thank you for watching. You seem to be confused. It was Mr. Nagano who put forth the idea that there is beauty in sadness-one example we can suggest of this concept, musically, is anything from Schubert. We are not Mr. Nagano; this is the channel of Living the Classical Life and our team. We do not understand the remark about the jazz Suite and a Russian pianist? Do you refer to Mr. Nagano collaborating somewhere? We suggest you tell him, not us. 😉
So delighted to get your response.