I recently interviewed the fabulous bassoon soloist and conductor Peter Whelan.

Peter is not only a concerto soloist, he is in constant demand as a soloist and chamber musician. He has performed in many prestigious venues around the world, and he is also the founder and Artistic Director of Ensemble Marsyas, and the Artistic Director of the Irish Baroque Orchestra. He is also an Artistic Partner of the Irish National Opera.

We speak about many interesting and inspiring topics like his musical journey, how he found his voice in early and baroque music, his studies with Sergio Azzolini, how he got into conducting and directing, his work with the Ensemble Marsyas, how we can stay inspired when performing and interpreting overly-played repertoire, “the game” in interpreting early music, the importance of musicians in finding “a middle ground”, his upcoming projects and he speaks about his new disc, “Mozart’s Bassoon. Works for solo Bassoon”. He even teaches me some Irish slang.

Listen to his album here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/4FhwOW1szuLuPMhpAsWeK8?si=EogfQ_wpRvSQw1Y1DlWuGw

Find out more about him: https://www.peterwhelan.co.uk/about/

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