Be Your Own Manager is a career podcast for classical musicians from the former CEO and Artistic Director of the Vienna Concert House, Bernhard Kerres. Learn how to win your next engagement, how to build up a fan base, and how to market yourself. The podcast is an extension to the career handbook for classical musicians, Be Your Own Manager, which Bernhard co-authored with Bettina Mehne. More about the podcast, the book, and regular courses on www.beyourownmanager.com. Thanks for listening!
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 2 hours 9 minutes
17/21 I am a Musician - Flutist Veronika Vitazkova
"I am a musician. I am free. I play what I want, when I want, with who I want." - Flutist Veronika Vitazkova in an interview with Bernhard Kerres. Veronika has over 50 different flutes and plays them all. She accepts the challenge to learn playing a new flute within weeks and to perform publicly with it or even record a soundtrack with it...
16/21 Sit Still!
We have been treating classical music performances stricter than any religious services. Isn't it time to to actually consider the audiences more? Why do people come to a concert? Can one only appreciate music by sitting completely still and silently? Bernhard Kerres ponders these questions in the latest episode of the BYOM Podcast...
15/21 If You Want to Go Far, Go Together
There is just so much we can achieve alone. Science has shown that peer groups are immensely powerful. We have not only implemented in the BYOM community but experienced Working-Out-Loud Groups as well as MasterMinds. In this episode Bernhard Kerres has tips on how to set up your own Successful Musician Group.
If you are interested in the Be Your Own Manager Courses on career management and entrepreneurship for classical musicians, you find the details here: www...
14/21 The Joy and the Anxiety of Performing Live Again
Luckily the world is opening up again. Live concerts are popping up again. A great joy for musicians and audiences. But with all the joy one can not neglect the anxiety of performing in front of a live audience after such a long break. Bernhard Kerres has five steps to overcome that anxiety.
If you are interested in the Be Your Own Manager Courses on career management and entrepreneurship for classical musicians, you find the details here: www.beyourownmanager.com...
13/21 Get in the Head of Audience Members
Many presenters and musicians treat concerts and opera performances almost in a religious way. Only enlightened people are allowed to worship the high art of classical music. The end of the COVID19 pandemic allows us to rethink that. A great first step is observing audience members and listening to them.
The book, Bernhard mentions, is Value Proposition Design by Alex Osterwalder & al. -> https://www.strategyzer.com/books/value-proposition-design...
12/21 Clarinet to Go - Meet Bettina Aust
Bettina Aust is an outstanding young clarinetist from Germany. She won several prizes and has performed around the world. Bettina has just released her latest album Fin de Siècle with music from the beginning of the 20th century. Her brother, Robert Aust is the pianist on the recording. In the conversation with Bernhard Kerres, Bettina Aust talks about her new album, her research into female composers, how she coped with COVID19 and more...
11/21 The nexTus Festival is coming!
Meet three out of sixty artists behind the nexTus Festival. The singers Monika Kertesz, Sofia Livotov, and Benjamin Hewat-Craw are not only great musicians, members of the BYOM Community, but they are also part of the 10 people committee that organises the nexTus Festival in less than three months. The nexTus Festival starts on April 17th 2021. The idea only came up in January of this year...
10/21 When Will the World Return to Normal?
In a recent Clubhouse discussion, Bernhard Kerres was asked, when the world would return to normal after the pandemic. The answer - probably never. In this podcast Bernhard analyses four trends around the pandemic and its impact on classical music. From that he derives tips for classical musicians to have a successful career post-pandemic.
Curious about the upcoming nexTus Festival of the BYOM community? - Check it out: nextus.beyourownmanager.com...
09/21 Don't Be Shy to Be an Introvert
Surprisingly to audience members, many musicians are introverts. They communicate through their instruments. Bernhard has some concrete tips in how to deal as a musician with being an introvert off stage.
Curious about the upcoming nexTus Festival of the BYOM community? - Check it out: nextus.beyourownmanager.com.
If you are interested in the Be Your Own Manager Webinars on career management and entrepreneurship for classical musicians, you find the details here: www...
08/21 Another 80:20 Rule
Driving for excellence is key to your artistic profile. But if you apply that drive for excellence to all your activities, you will be slowed down and frustrated. Bernhard Kerres offers a little exercise on where to utilise your drive for excellence and where to avoid it. And he looks forward to the results of the little exercise he has for you...