DISCOVER YOUR REAL POTENTIAL
BBC Music Magazine interviews Maria João Pires on the workshop that took place in the Accademia di Musica di Pinerolo [ Art Director, Laura Richaud] last November. The intensive workshop was conducted by Maria João Pires, Miloš Popović, Julien Brocal and Giuseppe Ravì.
During January, 2-4, 2017 a 3-day workshop with Maria Joao Pires, Milos Popovic, Julien Brocal and Giuseppe Ravì took place in Paris at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.
Giuseppe Ravì, the founder and the master coach of Respiro e Movimento®, shares his impressions and some photos from the event.
When people asked me if I ever met anybody using his/her body 100% according to the principle of Respiro e Movimento while performing prior to working with me, my answer had always been “never”. Then I met Maria Joao Pires and I had to change my answer.
The way she uses her body to produce her amazing sounds has really surprised me. I can say that the day I met Maria I met the final result of my work without even starting working with her. The first time we did a workshop together I was even more surprised by her explanations of what was behind her incredible sound. Surprisingly these were the things which I used to work on with musicians all the time, but which the majority of musicians doesn’t consider.
In the beginning of the workshop Maria often asks pianists what is the most important part of the body when they play piano, and the usual answers are hands, fingers, eyes… When you play an instrument you are in fact playing 2 instruments: your body is the first one and the piano is the second. Being connected to your body gives you the capability to connect to the piano. The whole body is important. Using the body at 100% as Maria does makes a huge difference. The sounds change completely.
What I do with my method Respiro e Movimento is exaclty establishing a connection between musicians (singers, dancers, any performers) to their bodies and giving them the possibility to use their bodies at 100% during their performance.
Working as a team with Maria Joao Pires, Milos Popovic and Julien Brocal is really special. During our workshops musicians change their perspectives about playing the piano and we observe an emotion of surprise and wonder on their faces. This is the experience that makes a difference. Even though some of them have been playing piano for 30 years. It is a new dimension, new awareness, new tools – all of these make them improve their performance in an amazingly short time.
ECOLE NORMALE DE MUSIQUE DE PARIS
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THE INSTRUMENT
THE WORKSHOP
Respiro e Movimento® has the pleasure to announce the intensive workshop of Maria João Pires, international pianist and winner of last year’s Gramophone Award, and her assistants Miloš Popovic and Julien Brocal. Giuseppe Ravì, founder of Respiro e Movimento® method, will give lessons during the workshop to the participants. The workshop will be located at the “Accademia di Musica di Pinerolo (TO)” from the 12th to the 17th of November.
Respiro e Movimento® ha il il piacere di annunciare il workshop intensivo condotto da Maria João Pires, pianista di fama internazionale vincitrice lo scorso anno del Gramophone Award, e i suoi assistenti Miloš Popovic e Julien Brocal. Giuseppe Ravì, ideatore del metodo Respiro e Movimento®, terrà lezioni per tutta la durata del workshop agli allievi partecipanti. Il workshop si terrà presso l’Accademia di Musica di Pinerolo (TO) dal 12 al 17 novembre.