![]() How old were you when you took your first piano lesson?Įge: He says it like it's normal!Įge: Through mutual friends. ![]() I ended up in Paris playing with great musicians a few years later. In a year's time, I auditioned for a conservatory in Istanbul and was accepted. I tried what she played and she was shocked that I was able to do it without any education. Just by chance, my mother is a ballet teacher and was playing a Chopin waltz. I had an injury and was so bored healing at home that I was ready to try anything to get rid of my boredom. He asked me to keep playing whenever I wanted.Įmir, you were a basketball player. ![]() He said that he always wanted to have a classical recital in his café. How did you start your partnership with Caffé Vivaldi?Įmir: A few years ago, we bumped into it on the internet and wrote to the owner, Ishrat Ansari. When they hear these stories, the audience gets more engaged in the music. What kind of stories do you tell during your show?Įmir: The stories are about Beethoven's work and life, stories we make up off his work, and stories that Beethoven was inspired by, like Shakespeare's play, The Tempest. We are using the power of stories, which is very engaging with the audience. It's a new thing we call a concert drama, but it's not really dramatic, it's more funny. You can enjoy food and drink while listening to us. It's very casual you don't have to dress up. First of all, we don't present in a concert hall, but in a café. How do you accomplish that goal of reaching a wider audience with this show?Įge: At our first show this year, a little kid came just to listen to Emir and he was so into it. Not the content, but the presentation should improve for the younger generation. Most classical music concerts are followed by the older generation. ()Why are some young people's perception of classical music wrong?Įmir: It's not wrong, but in a world of so many genres of music, it's difficult for classical music to reach to audiences compared to others, because it deserves a little bit more effort to get into it. That's why he's been popular for the last 300 years. His work is very powerful, very passionate.Įmir: You can find both classical and romantic aspects in his music, which covers a lot of different tastes. Why did you choose Beethoven as your show's subject?Įge: He is the bridge between two periods in music history, classical and romantic. Maltepe said of their mission, "As artists, we are responsible for thinking of how to communicate what we do to reach new audiences." Gamsizoglu agrees, saying, "The way classical musicians present should be closer to our time, to keep up with the people of our generation." This concert drama is just part of the couple's movement aptly named "classical4all," which includes classical music appreciation classes Gamsizoglu teaches in their apartment. Since classical music does not have lyrics, envisioning these scenarios connects people to the music in a powerful way. While he is playing, the audience is asked to visualize stories, some the Beethoven-themed creations of the couple, and others inwardly thought up by the guests. While his wife takes care of the theatrical component of the evening, Gamsizoglu, 40, provides the soundtrack. "We can't follow Beethoven on Twitter but we can still find a way to create a connection," Maltepe said. Besides their own personal stories, the couple interweaves intimate tales of classical composers, in the hopes of linking the genre's past to the youth of today. ![]() Maltepe, 30, narrates the show using humorous anecdotes taken from their life. They credit Gamsizoglu's constant playing of classical music in their Upper West Side apartment as one of the reasons they created Drama in Beethoven, which they are performing this winter at Caffé Vivaldi in the West Village. Ege Maltepe, an actress from Istanbul, and her husband Emir Gamsizoglu, a Turkish pianist, decided to move to New York City to pursue their artistic aspirations. ()Classical music can really bring out the creativity in a couple. Husband and wife duo - and huge Beethoven fans - put a new spin on the classics at Caffé Vivaldi ![]()
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