*This discussion touches on intrusive thoughts around death and suicide - please skip through if you need to*

Hattie Butterworth is a journalist, cellist and founder of Things Musicians Don’t Talk About: a podcast, blog and online platform born in 2020 out of Hattie’s own struggles with her mental health. Subsequently growing into a space that raises awareness for musicians’ health and wellbeing, TMDTA platforms very honest discussions about stigmatised topics including mental health, injuries, and discrimination in the industry. Hattie is also the editor of two magazines, Opera Now and Choir and Organ.

In this episode, Hattie spoke about performance anxiety, her complicated relationship with the cello, and her long-lasting struggles with OCD. She also talks about a piece she wrote for the Evening Standard on psychological abuse in conservatoires, burnout and balancing being present in the everyday with the constant reflection on past experiences that her TMDTA work requires of her.

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Things Musicians Don't Talk About

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Music: François Couperin - Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins

Performed by Daniel Lebhardt

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This podcast is also available to listen to via The Violin Channel

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The Classical Circuit is made by Ella Lee (producer by trade, pianist at heart).

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David Skudlik is the co-founder and CEO of digital agency Sforzato, a company that provides a variety of digital marketing services to the classical music and wider performing arts sector. Their impressive client list to date has included the likes of Nicola Benedetti, Barbara Hannigan, Ray Chen and Alice Sara Ott. David is also known for his weekly newsletter, David’s Dearest, a neatly curated pick of his own cultural recommendations.

Born into a musical family, David grew up playing the violin, but later ended up following his entrepreneurial instincts instead. In this episode, David talks about setting up his company, then relaunching it one successful decade later; what he’s learned along the way in terms of managing people and making decisions; and the valuable friendships that have grown from initially professional relations. He also spoke about starting out with his first fashion accessory business at 17, and was very honest about how much he disliked practising...

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David's links:

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Instagram

Sforzato

David's Dearest newsletter

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Follow The Classical Circuit on Instagram

Did you enjoy this episode? If so, ratings and follows help a lot with visibility, if you have a spare moment... *bats eyelashes*

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Music: François Couperin - Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins

Performed by Daniel Lebhardt

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This podcast is also available to listen to via The Violin Channel

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The Classical Circuit is made by Ella Lee (producer by trade, pianist at heart).

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris O'Reilly is the CEO of Presto Music, the UK's leading ecommerce site for classical and jazz recordings, sheet music, music books and musical instruments. With a background in music and musicology, Chris has run Presto Music since 2001. In this episode, he shared his observations of the changing tides of the classical recording industry, and musings on where things might head in future; as well as Presto's own streaming service, launched in 2023, which pays musicians fairly. (!!!) Chris also reflected on the time he wasn't accepted onto any postgraduate conducting programmes, his positive outlook on everything that has happened since then, and the importance of resilience.

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Presto Music:

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Instagram

X (formerly Twitter)

Facebook

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Did you enjoy this episode? If so, ratings and follows help a lot with visibility, if you have a spare moment... *bats eyelashes*

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Music: François Couperin - Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins

Performed by Daniel Lebhardt

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This podcast is also available to listen to via The Violin Channel

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The Classical Circuit is made by Ella Lee (producer by trade, pianist at heart).

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.