Tatiana Berman: February 2014

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Constella Festival Video Shoot

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Constella Festival Video Shoot

By Leah Zipperstein | 02.26.2014

Tatiana Berman is Constella Festival's founder and artistic director

Think of the sky--infinite possibilities and interpretations, endless questions and hard to articulate answers. That's part of the deeper motif of the annual Constella Festival, founded by Tatiana Berman. And though the festival is just getting its legs in terms of artistic star power and momentum, it's always on the move, reaching for higher ground.

For those who are reading this and saying, "Hold up a sec. You haven't really explained this Constella Festival thing, what is it?" Okay. Calm down. Here is the cookie cutter answer: The Constella Festival of Music and Fine Arts was created to showcase and celebrate the depth and breadth of musical and artistic life in Cincinnati.

This includes unique collaborations with both local and international artists of the highest caliber. Pretty cool, right? So on Sunday I was invited to the closed set of Constella's next step, infiltrating the digital landscape with a super sexy music video. Directed by David Donnelly, who also directed Maestro about famed conductor Paavo Jarvi, the afternoon included interviews with some of Constella's top supporters, myself included, as well as a music video with a new composition by Berman in collaboration with Julie Spangler.

The video shoot was held at Midwest Lighting & Grip

I don't want to give too much away, so I'll just say a few key words to set the scene: red dress, smoke screens, awkward auditions, and the ultimate triumph. The musical term might be crescendo. Don't really know, that's why I qualified it with "might."

Overall, the shoot on Sunday was about ambition. The drive to do more and stretch the boundaries. "We are growing and changing rapidly. Creatively we want to push the envelope further," said Berman. "We thought it would be both challenging and fun to create a music video with pop culture quality while spotlighting the integrity of classical music itself."

If you're intrigued, as you should be, the promotional spot and music video will be released digitally in the upcoming months. "We're all about taking risks, and this is one that is certainly going to elicit a response," added Berman.

And cut.

For more information about the Constella Festival, visit the website: http://constellafestival.org/.

A little glimpse into "T" as my friends call me sometimes...

I love music. I have loved it since...always....

My parents were both musicians and listening, singing or playing simple melodies on the piano was as natural as breathing. I remember at one point inviting my family to an "performance" of an "Opera" that I "composed" aged three, based on the story of "Three little piggies and a big bad wolf"... I was always surrounded by Music and it was a fun to express ideas through it... At the age of four, after hearing a beautiful violin and piano recital, I begged for a violin and a few months later lessons began...(I guess, in me, the power of persuasion and stubbornness showed up early...)

And then there was studying, much hard work, practicing the violin several hours a day for many years...

I grew up to be a passionate advocate for live "art/classical music" performance. It became my mission to bring an awareness to others about this often misunderstood medium of expression.

In our time, the pure sound of music and the idea of making sounds/music unfettered by amplification is more of a rarity than the norm.

But on the other hand, I have felt the need to make this "art" music more relevant for a while now. In my mind, it has to connect with today's audience - people who are used to being bombarded with technological advances of our multimedia world. So I searched for an outlet for the ideas brewing in my head, and at last, with much persistence, those ideas materialized into the envisioned Festival of Music and Fine Arts that would bring exceptional performing and visual artists together for beautiful collaborations in projects based around pure "art music".

Connecting the dots. That is the idea. In fact it's a constellation of bright, different-sized stars coming together to form a perfect constellation...

I am the founder and artistic director of the Constella Festival http://www.constellafestival.org in Cincinnati, USA. Among the many events, this festival presents world-renown musicians, dancers, visual artists and newly commissioned music, visual art and choreography works.

I love playing chamber music and have been fortunate to collaborate in concerts with such outstanding musicians as Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk, Bryce Dessner, Ivry Gitlis, Steven Isserlis, Elizabeth Leonskaja, Nico Muhly and Ted Nash.

As as soloist I worked with conductor Paavo Jarvi and Sarah Ioannides among others and appeared with London Musici, St Petersburg Philharmonic and Spartanburg Philharmonic orchestras.

I also perform with the Constella String Trio and the newly established London International Players Ensemble.

At this time, I am based in Cincinnati, Ohio, where wonderful things are happening in the world of Art and especially Music.

Tatiana Berman

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Constella Festival Video Shoot

Constella Festival Video Shoot

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