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Cellist Johannes Moser’s joy for performance and passion for personal connections shines through his music.
Devanney Haruta: How do you approach a performance at an unfamiliar venue or in a new environment?
Johannes Moser: It is basically learning by doing. I try to have enough rehearsal time and enough time to acclimatize. I remember when I was playing the first time at the Vienna Musikverein, I asked them if I could have the hall to myself for an hour, and they said, “Absolutely! We have a spot between 2:30 and 3:30 am.” (They’re 24-hours, so that was not an unusual request at all.) Just to spend that
time there by myself not only trying the acoustics but also feeling the place is something that I like to do. And Tippet Rise is going to be no exception. Usually I approach a venue or concert hall like it’s an extension of my instrument because it’s an environment that I have to make vibrate and I have to fill with life. It takes some time, but it’s a process that I enjoy.
DH: How does your practice of over- coming performance anxiety with psychological training carry over into other areas of your life?
JM: Through all the work that I’ve done, talking about performance anxiety and actually turning it into performance happiness—because I don’t have performance anxiety
146 The Music at Tippet Rise
CONVERSATION WITH
JOHANNES MOSER