WIPp 021 Maria Seletskaja: From Principal Soloist to Conductor

ResourcesContact us at [email protected] Interview summary Find Maria here: instagram, site✍︎✍︎✍︎Today we have the honor of speaking with a conductor who, for the first 15 years of her working life, was a principal soloist ballet dancer. She graced the stages at the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Staatsballett Berlin, Zürich Ballet and Estonian National Ballet while continuing her musical studies in parallel. She is the first female conductor who danced on stage and has in-depth knowledge of ballet musical pieces as well as the dance choreography themselves. It was indescribable how much passion and enthusiasm seeped through Maria's voice - stories of her growing up in Estonia, her upbringing in a culture of arts and discipline, and her mother's significant role in Maria's discovering her calling in music should not be missed.  If you appreciate art, passion, sense of humor and wholehearted candor, then you do not want to skip this conversation with Maria Seletskaja.  ✍︎✍︎✍︎We have more interviews on our podcast! Head over there to check out more interesting stories. Music was used with permission. Credit: Happy by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficialCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported  — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/Happy-MBBMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/g6swHZbWtRc