Practice Room Breaks
Episodes
Conrad Tao on Musical Archaeology and the Living Score
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pianist and composer Conrad Tao joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about the creative process, autograph manuscripts, and inhabiting multiple mu...
Inside IMSLP: The Untold Story of the World’s Largest Classical Music Library
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does a tiny student side project become the largest classical music library in the world?In this episode, IMSLP Founder & CEO Edward Guo joins...
Zlatomir Fung on the Process and Purpose of the Modern Cellist
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zlatomir Fung — one of the leading cellists of his generation — joins IMSLP to trace his path from prodigious beginnings to becoming the youngest-...
Simone Porter on Attention as Prayer
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Internationally renown violinist Simone Porter joins us to talk about her journey from early debuts with the Seattle Symphony and Royal Philharmonic t...
Alessio Bax on the Art of Transcription, The Magic of Collaboration and Sincerity on Stage.
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Practice Room Breaks, Host Natalie Vargas Nedvetsky sits down with pianist extraordinaire, Alessio Bax. Diving into is musical upbr...
Steven Spooner on the Piece Liszt Refused to Teach, the Birth of the Recital, and Recording One of the Largest Liszt Albums Ever Made
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What did Liszt refuse to teach - and why? In the debut episode of Practice Room Breaks - the podcast, host and classical pianist Natalie Vargas Nedvet...