It has been just over a year since the release of GéNIA's album 'Babylon'. Here is the small extract from the interview for those of you who has missed it!

We highly recommend that you watch the video at 720p quality for the highest video quality. To adjust the quality, please click the cog icon next to the cc button. If you are watching on iPhone or iPad click on three top vertical buttons in the right hand corner and adjust Quality to 720p. During these difficult times, I have decided to initiate a series of interviews with many remarkable & inspirational people from various creative industries, who have generously agreed to share their advice and give some tips to those of us who are fortunate enough to remain in reasonably good health, but finding it difficult being confined at home. This is my attempt to make our lives slightly less strained and, maybe, more interesting and perhaps even exciting! Today, my guest is a renowned musician, one of the leading conductors and harpsichordists, Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music (UK), Principal Guest Conductor at Residentie Orkest (Holland), Artistic Partner at Saint Paul’s Chamber Orchestra (US), Music Director Designate of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale (US), a Visiting Professor at The Julliard School of Music (US) and Visiting Professor at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague (Holland), Richard Egarr. The conversation covered many areas: from how Richard came to be such a specialist in early music, whether it is good to play early music on modern instruments, and vice versa, how one can make the harpsichord sound more expressive, recognising the audience of today and, of course, we both shared a few tips on developing creativity in lockdown If you don't have time to watch the whole interview in one go, here are the cues: 0:00 Introduction 2:09 Richard talks about how music influenced his life 4:30 Richard answers GéNIA’s question on how he became involved in early music 10:26 Richard answers GéNIA’s question on how he manages to discover unknown music 15:55 Richard is commenting whether classical music should be played on period or modern instruments 19:36 Richard answers GéNIA’s questions about the harpsichord, and the particular skills required to play it 26:30 Richard and GéNIA discuss their approach on how to interpret music scores, covering composer/performer relationship 31:46 Richard talks about contemporary audiences 33:44 Richard explains how he programmes his concerts 36:50 Richard talks about introducing unknown music to the audience 38:44 Discussion about ‘the mission of the artist’ 40:08 Richard answers GéNIA’s question about conducting verses playing instrument 42:05 Richard comments on how lockdown is affecting artists 46:05 Tips from Richard 47:17 Tip from GéNIA No 1 48:36 Tip from GéNIA No 2 50:12 Discussion of future projects 51:02 Discussion on opportunities for online learning To listen to Richard’s album releases you can visit: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wIAnpAug0yADcWCSB4jKq?si=vD20hzJlRRWs8BYX4b29Yg Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/richard-egarr/82908241 Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Egarr/e/B00464U9ES To find about the latest news and performances from: Academy of Ancient Music https://www.aam.co.uk Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale https://philharmonia.org Residentie Orkest https://www.residentieorkest.nl/en/ Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra https://www.thespco.org You are also welcome to visit my artist website https://www.genia-music.com for more music, news, events, music scores and other updates, as well as the Piano-Yoga® website for tips & resources on holistic piano practice https://piano-yoga.com If you are social media friendly, you can connect with me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geniapianistcomposer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/geniapianist Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pianoyoga YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PianoYogaEducation YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/geniapianist I'll be happy to hear from you! Finally, don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more music and interviews to come! Stay safe and well, GéNIA #genia #interview #richardegarr #ancientmusic

During these difficult times, I have decided to initiate a series of interviews with many remarkable & inspirational people from various creative industries, who have generously agreed to share their advice and give some tips to those of us who are fortunate enough to remain in reasonably good health, but finding it difficult being confined at home. This is my attempt to make our lives slightly less strained and, maybe, more interesting and perhaps even exciting! Today, my guest is one of Europe's leading physicians and researchers in the field of East Asian medicine, medical historian, anthropologist & practitioner of Chinese medicine, Professor Volker Scheid. He is an author of numerous ground-breaking books and publications, and has practiced acupuncture and herbal medicine in the UK since 1984. Professor Scheid runs the Clinic @Southbank. The conversation covered many areas: from Professor’s Scheid’s personal experience in Chinese Medicine to his anthropological research, also providing insights into Chinese Medicine’s core approach, to sharing various tips with our viewers, so if you don't have the time to watch the whole interview in one go, here are the cues: 0:00 Introduction 1:20 How Professor Scheid became a specialist in Chinese medicine 7:09 Comparing Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine 10:54 The concept of Chinese Medical Doctor as an Artist 13:22 The difference in approach between Western and Chinese medicine 17:17 UK approach to Western Medicine verses approach in Germany and China, including the difference in treating the current pandemic 19:29 Professor Scheid shares his views on the approach to staying healthy 20:04 Professor Scheid talks about his latest publication, to which he contributed several articles: ‘Moral Foods: The Construction of Nutrition and Health in Modern Asia’ (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moral-Foods-Construction-Nutrition-Pacific/dp/0824876709/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1590478254&sr=1-1) 26:26 Comparing different approaches to food in today’s world verses the approach 200 years ago In this video, instead of my guests and myself sharing three tips each, I asked Professor Scheid to comment on whether what I am doing to protect myself from the pandemic is sensible: 27:38 Is eating fresh food safe? 30:43 Is taking immune support herbal medication good? 33:30 Fresh air verses warmth in your home 35:30 Tip from Professor Scheid No 1 36:33 Tip from Professor Scheid No 2 37:50 Tip from Professor Scheid No 3 For more information please visit Professor Volker Scheid's website: www.volkerscheid.net To visit Professor's Volker Scheid's clinic www.southbankclinic.co.uk You are also welcome to visit my artist website https://www.genia-music.com for more music, news, events, music scores and other updates, as well as the Piano-Yoga® website for tips & resources on holistic piano practice https://piano-yoga.com If you are social media friendly, you can connect with me on: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/geniapianis... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/geniapianist... Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pianoyoga YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PianoYogaEduc... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/geniapianist I'll be happy to hear from you! Finally, don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more music and interviews to come! Stay safe and well, GéNIA #genia #medicine #anthropology