The Piano Pod Meets Chantal Balestri: How did you decide to become a professional pianist?

12 Nov 2020 · 2 min

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This content was created by The Piano Pod with Yukimi Song. This content was uploaded by The Piano Pod with Yukimi Song. This is a YouTube video titled "The Piano Pod Meets Chantal Balestri: How did you decide to become a professional pianist?" (published 2020-11-12). The excerpt is an interview-style first-person account by the featured pianist (likely Chantal Balestri) describing how she began playing during a difficult time in childhood, how music served as a personal refuge, how it later influenced and helped others, and how those experiences motivated her to continue as a musician — not only as a performer but also as a teacher and organizer.

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I started playing piano in a particular moment in my life. Even though I was very young, it was a hard moment because of a familiar situation. And for me, music was my moment in which I could really enjoy my time with myself. And I was simply loving what I was doing. And so for my whole life, music has been always something for me like this is saving me in any situation. And it's good in any case, even the worst situation, music is there for me. So I have this relationship with music. It's really part of me because of my previous experiences. So I just love music because of that. And then I saw later on how music can how it can influence other people, how it can be useful for other people, how it can really change life in a— not just for our spirit, not just how I was when I was a child, I was thinking music was very good for feeling better, but it can actually really help you in a practical way. So, yeah, so I'm really grateful to music, and this is what motivates me to go always on and to continue to be a musician. And to be, let's say, not just a performer but also a teacher and then also organizer. Yeah.