3. Fali Pavri: encouraging diverse musical lives, the issue with competitions, and what he learned from Rostropovich

Fali Pavri is the current Head of Keyboard at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. As well as being a sought-after teacher, his international career sees him performing as both soloist and chamber musician; premiering many new contemporary works by distinguished composers including Giles Swayne and Howard Skempton; recording for the Guild and Delphian labels and sitting on the jury of many international piano competitions. In this episode, Fali talks all things conservatoires, competitions, and teachers that live off their students' reputations. I also ask him how he came to end up touring with Rostropovich, and he recounts his rather unique encounter with Horowitz…Fali's links:Fali Pavri: official websiteRoyal Conservatoire of ScotlandThis episode was recorded in October 2023.-------------------Follow The Classical Circuit on InstagramDid you enjoy this episode? If so, ratings and reviews help a lot with visibility, if you have a spare moment... *bats eyelashes*No offence taken if not.--------------------This podcast is also available to listen to via The Violin Channel--------------------Music: François Couperin - Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les MaillotinsPerformed by Daniel Lebhardt--------------------The Classical Circuit is made by Ella Lee (radio music producer by trade, pianist at heart).-------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.