Notes From Backstage

Season Finale Q&A: balancing life & music, our relationship with toxic practicing, current playlists, and more

You asked, we answered: today’s episode is a Q&A before we sign off for the summer! We are so appreciative of every single comment and conversation we’ve had so far, and

Why Are We Shushing ? (And Other Qualms With Live Classical Music Concerts)

Cost isn’t the only barrier to live classical music. The stigma surrounding concert hall etiquette and expectations is doing more harm than good, so what do we need to ch

Fitness and Physical Health for Musicians

How do we take care of our bodies in careers that don’t historically support physical health? If it’s a choice between practicing and working out, how do we make that cho

The Importance of Rest: Avoiding Burnout and Injury as a Musician

How do you avoid burnout as a musician? How do you take a hold of life before life takes a hold of you? And how do you find what actually brings you joy and inspires you

Travelling With a Cello

Traveling with a cello is not for the faint of heart. It seems no matter what you do something will always go wrong, and there’s not one straightforward way to book ticke

What Musicians Actually Do for a Job

So you want to be a musician…and also pay your rent. In this episode we discuss all things jobs: jobs that we have, why we do them, how we network, and how we get into ro

Adaptability

The phrase, “the show must go on” is something that is drilled into classical musicians from a young age - but should it be? In this episode we'll be recalling times we h

Hello!

Welcome to our very first episode of Notes From Backstage! We're your hosts, Lydia Rhea and Sophie Kauer, two cellists redefining how we approach classical music. In this

Introducing...Notes From Backstage

Hello and welcome to Notes from Backstage. We’re your hosts, Lydia Rhea and Sophie Kauer, two cellists redefining how we approach classical music. We talk about everythin