Hello and I'm a conductor and I'm the artistic

director of the Lozane Chamber Orchestra in Lozan Switzerland. This

podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field, or is just

getting ready to dive into this amazing world of

incredible music. Before we get started I want to thank all of my

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So unfortunately I have some bad news to report about cancellations.

I was on a pretty good streak, but sadly I have two more cancellations to report, one in Spain with a concert with the Balayares Symphony and another that I'm really bummed out about, which was going to be my debut with the San Francisco Symphony in October.

A lot of American orchestras have been forced to cancel their entire fall seasons, so it wasn't a huge surprise,

but obviously it was quite disappointing nonetheless. On the brighter side, more and more

orchestras have begun to play in Europe and in Asia. So things are very, very slowly getting back in gear.

With that said, I now know when my first very slowly getting back in gear.

With that said, I now know when my first concerts should be,

Beethoven Symphony Cycle, going right back in with a bang,

with the Lozan Chamber Orchestra in September.

So you'll get to enjoy two episodes a week until

then at least.

And the silver lining, if there has been one, of this classical music shutdown, is that it's

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