63. Esther Abrami

This week’s guest is French violinist, internet sensation and famed cat lover, Esther Abrami. Esther has been at the forefront of bringing classical music to a multitude of digital platforms, reaching new audiences and creating online communities. Seb and Verity chat to Esther about her debut singles for Sony Classical and her upcoming album release. The focus of the album is on bringing great works by female composers Into the spotlight, having been largely ignored until now. She talks about the joy of having a creative hand in styling her music videos....check out 3 Romances, it’s a visual delight! (Link below). Esther discusses how she made the bold decision to strike out online when still at music college and the resistance she faced from staff and peers. She talks about the different styles of her videos, laying herself bare by posting practise sessions and going viral with the infamous ‘cats in pouch’ video. They discuss different approaches to presenting yourself in performance, being daunted by TikTok and whooping in concerts! Esther also tells them about meeting and performing with a huge inspiration to her, Ibrahim Maalouf and the terrifying prospect of having to improvise in front of his audience. Learn more about Esther on her website; estherabrami.com You can watch all her videos on her YouTube channel Follow Esther on Instagram @estherabrami Twitter @estherabrami and on Facebook Check out the videos for her latest singles here: Romance for Violin and Piano by Amy Beach and Tomorrow THREE IN A BAR ON THE SOCIALS You can follow Three In a Bar on Instagram @threeinabarpod https://www.instagram.com/threeinabarpod/ We are on Twitter @threeinabarpod https://www.twitter.com/threeinabarpod EMAIL US! Anything you’d like to share with us? Any guests you’d love to hear or anything you’d like us to do better? Drop us a line at [email protected] SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREON This show is purely funded by our patrons. Join our Members’ Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.