Leo Eguchi: Figuring It Out Together

Interview with Boston-based cellist Leo Eguchi. We spoke about his orchestral career with the New Bedford Symphony and Portland Symphony, studying music and physics at the University of Michigan and Boston University, his chamber music ensembles: the Sheffield Chamber Players and the Willamette Chamber Music Festival.

Highlights

• Special places to play - 6:35
• The arts industry - 8:40
• Tasting wine - 10:09
• Talking about music festivals - 12:50
• What should be happening? - 19:08
• Exclusionary problems - 21:47
• Feeling passion for music - 25:19
• There are lessons to be learned - 26:42
• A barrier between performances and audience - 27:47
• The biggest weakness of an orchestra - 31:25
• The principle of connection - 31:52
• The Boston musical community - 35:17
• It’s been hard for his colleagues in Boston - 37:07
• It’s a joy to teach students over Zoom - 39:42
• The life of a freelancer - 41:09
• Playing a program 12 times - 42:42
• Trying new programs - 44:58
• Leo’s education - 48:11
• One thing that the music industry must not forget - 49:33
• Recommendations of what to listen to - 57:30

Episode Resources

• Connect with Robert Hunt Simonds:
• [email protected] 
• http://roberthuntsimonds.com/
• Performing Labor's music: http://craigwagnermusic.blogspot.com
• Connect with Leo Eguchi:
• https://www.instagram.com/WVchambermusic/
• https://www.leoeguchi.com 
• https://twitter.com/leo_eguchi?lang=en
• Pre order WCMF's new record: https://www.brightshiny.ninja/her-own-wings 
• Leo’s chamber ensembles: 
• Willamette Chamber Music Festival https://www.wvchambermusic.org 
• Sheffield Chamber Players: https://www.sheffieldchamberplayers.org 
• Leo’s orchestras:
• New Bedford Symphony: https://nbsymphony.org 
• Portland Symphony: https://portlandsymphony.org 
• Leo’s recommendations:
• Osvaldo Golijov: https://osvaldogolijov.com 
• Lina Hager Cohen: https://www.leahhagercohen.com
• Gabriella Smith: https://www.gabriellasmith.com/Home.html