Season 2 Episode 1: James Austin Smith

James is an artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and Decoda, co-principal oboist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Artistic and Executive Director of Tertulia, a chamber music series that takes place in restaurants in New York and San Francisco  He is a member of the oboe and chamber music faculties of Stony Brook University and the Manhattan School of Music. On this episode, I speak to James about very interesting topics: · his musical origins, · his chamber music series, Tertulia, · the power of chamber music & how he came to focus on it · what qualities presenters look for when booking artists · how to  “turn the dial” as classical musicians and grow new audiences · how he stays inspired and how to keep an interpretation “fresh” · the benefits of having a life outside music · his "dream programme” and more. To find out more about James, please visit: www.jamesaustinsmith.com www.instagram.com/jaustinsmith www.tertuliamusic.org If you have enjoyed this podcast, rate/subscribe and share the podcast.  You could consider supporting me here on band camp: https://joannesukumaran.bandcamp.com/