What is the thing I love most about my job?

The expression of my creativity and my freedom. Music comes from my innermost being, it is my life, my existence.

What is my idea of ​​happiness?

Being at peace, sharing happiness with others, helping them if necessary, sharing music, living in the sunny place (it will come!), near the sea, surrounded by loved ones and…….an excellent concert piano.

What is my greatest fear?

I train myself to overcome all fear with my life force.

What is the character trait I deplore the most in myself?

Time is an abstraction in my life, I am not always organized, often late, while I do not like to make others wait.

Which people living in my profession do I admire the most?

Trifonov, Malofeev

What is my greatest extravagance?

Precisely taking all the time my soul desires, without any external constraint.

When would I lie?

A priori I do not lie, but if my life is in question…

What is the thing I hate most about my job?

I hate nothing, otherwise I would have stopped a long time ago. However, the requirement of working 7 days a week to maintain pianistic fitness remains a difficulty that can reduce spontaneity in life.

When and where have I been happiest in my job?

By sharing a wonderful trip to the USA with a cellist I hardly knew and a violinist I had only seen a few times in Belgrade. And superb concerts in the end. A great adventure.

If I could, what would I change about myself?

More openness to the world, to others. But that is contradictory to the solitary work of a pianist.

What is my greatest achievement at work?

Two Liszt Concertos at the Salle Gaveau, Paris.

Where would I most like to live?

In the south, near the sea, in the sunny place !

What is my most precious possession?

My inner vigilance. Inner observation to evolve ever further.

What is my most striking characteristic?

It seems to me – generosity. Loving people and animals. And flowers ))

What is my most inspiring place, in my city?

Luxembourg Park. But I prefer to go to the forest, in nature.

What books have influenced my life and how?

The books of Eckhart Tolle (The New Earth) and Vadim Zeland (Transurfing – quantum physics applied to human evolution)

You only die once. What music would I listen to on my last day?

Beethoven’s Symphonies. Beethoven’s Quartets. Schubert.

Photo credit: Laura Cortés

Who are my heroes and heroines in real life?

Those who had the courage to speak and live freely.

What movie would I recommend to watch once in your life?

2001: A Space Odyssey

What do the words “You are the storyteller of your own life” mean to me?

I would rather say “I am the creator of my life” – it’s still a learning process. But I am convinced of it.

Who is my greatest sponsor, partner in crime?

The person who is with me in a specific moment. The one who is present and wants to help me.

Which people or companies would I like to work with?

Perform solo with orchestras like Orchestre Pasdeloup, and play in quintets such as with the Modigliani Quartet.

What project am I looking forward to working on?

My new album. Meeting new partners in chamber music.

Where can you see me or my work?

Different concert halls and my albums.

What do the words “Passion never goes away” mean to me?

That’s life. I can’t live without passion. In music, in encounters, in the relationship with nature.

How can you contact me?

Via my website http://www.jasminakulaglich.com

Instagram  – jasmina_kulaglich_pianist

FB & Linkedin – Jasmina Kulaglich 

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