In this rather short but interesting TedTalk, the incredible musician Ji-Hae Park explains her relationship with music whilst playing the violin. The TedTalk begins with the touching violin concerto "Summer" in A minor by Antonio Vivaldi , a powerful and really expressive piece of baroque music.
After this short opus, she tells the audience that, although she may look happy, she suffered a severe painful depression that only her beloved instrument could stop, as her family and friends' words didn't help her at all. She then plays the sorrowful Nocturne for piano and violin in C-sharp minor by Fréderic Chopin, and in the middle of it Park says that her only desire was to be a successful musician, but the pressure that it meant ruined her life. She now plays because she WANT TO, not because she HAS TO, and the Nocturne ends with a heart-warming applause.
Finally, she explains that she has finished a project called "Baroque in Rock", in which she mixes old music with modern one, such as rock. She plays a part of it, but before that she tells the audience that changing their perspectives will transform them and the whole world.
In conclusion, Ji-Hae Park talks about her relationship with music while playing it, and explains her depression when trying to become successful. In my opinion, it is very common in musicians to pass through a large depression, usually because the teachers' pressure (mostly in conservatories and other certificated music schools), and we should play music only when we want to.
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