1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:04,432 JOHN COVELLI HAS MASTERED 2 00:00:04,434 --> 00:00:06,032 THE UNIQUE MUSICAL TALENT OF 3 00:00:06,034 --> 00:00:07,366 BOTH PERFORMING AND CONDUCTING 4 00:00:07,368 --> 00:00:09,232 AT THE SAME TIME. 5 00:00:09,234 --> 00:00:10,932 UP NEXT, THIS AMERICAN PIANIST 6 00:00:10,934 --> 00:00:12,765 TALKS ABOUT HIS MUSICAL 7 00:00:12,767 --> 00:00:14,132 PASSIONS AND THE EVOLUTION 8 00:00:14,134 --> 00:00:15,265 OF HIS SPECIAL TALENT. 9 00:00:17,133 --> 00:00:26,999 ♪ 10 00:00:27,001 --> 00:00:28,332 WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD, 11 00:00:28,334 --> 00:00:29,565 I STARTED PLAYING THE PIANO 12 00:00:29,567 --> 00:00:32,332 SIMPLY BECAUSE I WAS DRAWN TO 13 00:00:32,334 --> 00:00:35,099 IT BY IMITATING MY TALENTED 14 00:00:35,101 --> 00:00:37,932 SISTER WHO WAS PLAYING MUSIC 15 00:00:37,934 --> 00:00:42,898 THAT MY MOTHER WAS TEACHING 16 00:00:42,900 --> 00:00:44,433 HER, AND WHEN SHE LEFT THE 17 00:00:44,435 --> 00:00:45,598 PIANO, I WOULD GO UP ON THE 18 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,466 PIANO AND PLAY EXACTLY WHAT 19 00:00:48,468 --> 00:00:49,332 SHE DID ONLY BY EAR, 20 00:00:49,334 --> 00:00:50,565 AS THEY CALL IT. 21 00:00:51,666 --> 00:01:04,332 ♪ 22 00:01:04,334 --> 00:01:06,332 I STARTED CONDUCTING 23 00:01:06,334 --> 00:01:09,598 BECAUSE I HAD THIS ANXIETY 24 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,433 WHEN I WAS IN MY HIGH SCHOOL 25 00:01:11,435 --> 00:01:13,831 BAND AND ORCHESTRA IN ONE OF 26 00:01:13,833 --> 00:01:15,199 THE GREAT SCHOOLS IN THE 27 00:01:15,201 --> 00:01:17,166 MIDWEST IN CHICAGO, 28 00:01:17,168 --> 00:01:18,466 AND I WASN'T HAPPY 29 00:01:18,468 --> 00:01:21,466 WITH THE CONDUCTOR. 30 00:01:21,468 --> 00:01:24,099 I WOUND UP CONDUCTING MY 31 00:01:24,101 --> 00:01:25,998 ORCHESTRA IN HIGH SCHOOL, 32 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,565 AND I GOT THIS BUG THAT SAID 33 00:01:27,567 --> 00:01:29,831 THIS IS SOMETHING I REALLY 34 00:01:29,833 --> 00:01:34,598 WOULD LIKE TO DO. 35 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,598 MY FIRST TRIP BEING ASKED TO 36 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:38,466 GO TO MOSCOW WAS, OF COURSE, 37 00:01:38,468 --> 00:01:41,032 VERY, VERY EXCITING. 38 00:01:41,034 --> 00:01:43,432 THE WHOLE IDEA OF GOING TO ONE 39 00:01:43,434 --> 00:01:48,432 OF THE GREAT ORCHESTRAS OF THE 40 00:01:48,434 --> 00:01:50,665 WORLD, BEING ABLE TO PERFORM 41 00:01:50,667 --> 00:01:52,198 IN ONE OF THE GREAT CONCERT 42 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,698 HALLS IN MOSCOW, PLAY WITH 43 00:01:54,700 --> 00:01:56,565 THEM AS WELL AS CONDUCT THEM, 44 00:01:56,567 --> 00:01:58,298 WAS A GREAT HIGHLIGHT. 45 00:01:59,666 --> 00:02:09,465 ♪ 46 00:02:09,467 --> 00:02:12,999 I WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR HAVING 47 00:02:13,001 --> 00:02:16,165 TRIED AND HAVING ACCOMPLISHED 48 00:02:16,167 --> 00:02:17,999 AS MUCH IN AS MANY FIELDS 49 00:02:18,001 --> 00:02:21,332 OF MUSIC. 50 00:02:21,334 --> 00:02:23,965 I'M MOST PROUD OF BEING A 51 00:02:23,967 --> 00:02:26,665 PIANIST AND OF A CONDUCTOR, 52 00:02:26,667 --> 00:02:28,632 BUT I AM SO GLAD THAT I HAVE 53 00:02:28,634 --> 00:02:30,398 BEEN INVOLVED VERY HEAVILY 54 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,398 WITH THE WORLD OF OPERA, 55 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:33,565 CHAMBER MUSIC, BROADWAY, 56 00:02:33,567 --> 00:02:35,965 BALLET, BEING A GUEST 57 00:02:35,967 --> 00:02:37,698 CONDUCTOR, BEING INVOLVED WITH 58 00:02:37,700 --> 00:02:40,999 ORGANIZATIONS AS LOFTY AS THE 59 00:02:41,001 --> 00:02:45,499 BOSTON POPS AND HAVING SPENT A 60 00:02:45,501 --> 00:02:47,365 LOT OF MY YEARS IN THE WORLD 61 00:02:47,367 --> 00:02:50,665 OF POPULAR SYMPHONIC MUSIC. 62 00:02:50,667 --> 00:02:52,265 ALL OF THIS HAS ENRICHED MY 63 00:02:52,267 --> 00:02:53,932 LIFE, AND I WANT TO DO MORE. 64 00:02:55,699 --> 00:03:01,698 ♪ 65 00:03:01,700 --> 00:03:04,365 THE QUESTION ALWAYS COMES UP, 66 00:03:04,367 --> 00:03:05,832 WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST -- 67 00:03:05,834 --> 00:03:06,665 PLAYING THE PIANO 68 00:03:06,667 --> 00:03:08,132 OR CONDUCTING? 69 00:03:08,134 --> 00:03:09,332 AND THAT'S WHY I'M REALLY 70 00:03:09,334 --> 00:03:10,565 PROUD OF THE FACTS. 71 00:03:10,567 --> 00:03:12,398 AND I WAS ONE OF THE -- YOU 72 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,632 MIGHT SAY, ONE OF THE FEW AS A 73 00:03:14,634 --> 00:03:15,999 PIANIST AND AS A CONDUCTOR 74 00:03:16,001 --> 00:03:20,332 THAT COMBINED THE TWO. 75 00:03:20,334 --> 00:03:22,632 AND SO I HAVE RELISHED THE 76 00:03:22,634 --> 00:03:25,698 FACT THAT I CAN CONDUCT A 77 00:03:25,700 --> 00:03:27,632 SYMPHONIC CONCERT AND THEN SIT 78 00:03:27,634 --> 00:03:30,398 DOWN AT THE PIANO AND ALSO 79 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,165 PLAY A CONCERTO OR SOME OTHER 80 00:03:33,167 --> 00:03:35,198 WORK THAT'S WRITTEN FOR PIANO 81 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:36,632 AND ORCHESTRA AND LEAD THE 82 00:03:36,634 --> 00:03:37,265 ORCHESTRA WHILE I'M PLAYING 83 00:03:37,267 --> 00:03:39,432 THE PIANO. 84 00:03:39,434 --> 00:03:41,666 SO THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION 85 00:03:41,668 --> 00:03:42,832 IS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE I 86 00:03:42,834 --> 00:03:47,332 LOVE THEM BOTH, AND THE 87 00:03:47,334 --> 00:03:48,099 INTEGRATION OF THEM HAS MADE 88 00:03:48,101 --> 00:03:48,832 ME A BETTER MUSICIAN. 89 00:03:48,834 --> 00:03:50,499 WHY? 90 00:03:50,501 --> 00:03:52,232 BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, 91 00:03:52,234 --> 00:03:54,432 IT INVOLVES WORKING WITH AND 92 00:03:54,434 --> 00:03:56,265 COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE. 93 00:03:56,267 --> 00:03:59,532 WHEN YOU'RE AT A PIANO AND 94 00:03:59,534 --> 00:04:00,599 YOU'RE ALSO LEADING 95 00:04:00,601 --> 00:04:02,632 AN ORCHESTRA, YOU'RE 96 00:04:02,634 --> 00:04:04,066 A CHAMBER MUSIC STYLE 97 00:04:04,068 --> 00:04:05,899 OR MENTALITY. 98 00:04:05,901 --> 00:04:06,865 YOU HAVE TO GIVE. 99 00:04:06,867 --> 00:04:07,965 YOU HAVE TO TAKE. 100 00:04:07,967 --> 00:04:10,566 YOU HAVE TO LISTEN, LISTEN 101 00:04:10,568 --> 00:04:14,299 VERY, VERY CAREFULLY, AND SO 102 00:04:14,301 --> 00:04:15,965 YOU'RE EXERCISING EVERY ONE OF 103 00:04:15,967 --> 00:04:17,499 YOUR FACULTIES IN MUSIC 104 00:04:17,501 --> 00:04:20,566 BY DOING BOTH. 105 00:04:20,568 --> 00:04:22,932 THEREFORE, I LOVE BOTH 106 00:04:22,934 --> 00:04:24,765 CONDUCTING AND PERFORMING 107 00:04:24,767 --> 00:04:26,199 AS A PIANIST. 108 00:04:26,201 --> 00:04:27,032 AND WHEN I DO THEM TOGETHER, 109 00:04:27,034 --> 00:04:28,299 IT'S A MIRACLE. 110 00:04:28,301 --> 00:04:29,099 IT'S ONE OF 111 00:04:29,101 --> 00:04:29,999 THE GREAT PLEASURES. 112 00:04:31,466 --> 00:04:38,865 [ APPLAUSE ] 113 00:04:41,066 --> 00:04:42,666 YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT 114 00:04:42,668 --> 00:04:43,532 COVELLI AT HIS WEBSITE 115 00:04:43,534 --> 00:04:43,798 JOHNCOVELLI.COM.