She Created her own Musical Career - Olaf Talks to the Amazing Freelance Cellist Danielle Bentley

Master Violinmaker and restorer Olaf has a violinshop conversation with Cellist Danielle Bentley...
We chat about how and why she started playing Cello when she wanted to play violin first, her career and some of the challenges to choosing to be a freelance musician.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:11 How did it all start
04:26 What do you love about playing?
05:30 Communicating through music
06:10 She is Everywhere!!
07:18 Creating your own career
09:12 Career without using much social media
10:09 Organising music festivals and concerts
11:38 Teaching
13:04 Work life balance
15:23 Danielle's 4 Cellos
17:14 What's important in an instrument
21:12 What would you say to a young musician
23:21 How do you prepare?
25:25 Current projects
26:46 Conclusion

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[costafossey-bjwm]

No wayyyy, that's my teacher!!!!

[edwardsmith]

Great interview thank you for sharing these interesting stories.

[gerygamero]

I hope you do not take offense to this. I am a fan of your channel and enjoy what you do. I want to give a personal opinion. This is not a criticism; you must be yourself. Being yourself is what has made your channel successful.
I have noticed in two of your interviews that while the other person is speaking, you keep saying “yea, yea”. The good part about it is that you are likely showing the interviewee that you are engaged and interested, that is good. Sometimes though, your voice overlaps with the other person and makes it a little harder to understand what they are saying. I also believe you are closer to the microphone and your voice tends to carry more than the person you are interviewing.
Just a personal observation. Again, I am a fan of your channel and enjoy it very much. Best regards and thank you for what you do.

[cafiend]

My wife apprenticed with a luthier in Baltimore and went to the UNH violin craftsmanship institute to be able to maintain her student instrument fleet somewhat better.

[mellissadalby]

I love the Cello!
If I were a bit younger I would buy a Cello as well as Violin!
I still might go there anyway.
The tonal range of the Cello is so good in so many ways, and nothing else that sonic timbre.
I LOVE the Cello.
Of course there are only so many hours in the day, right?
I totally get the idea of having variety.
Learning new things always perks me up too.
Yeah the universal force of entropy brings chaos to us all, it is good to learn how to surf the waves of entropy as the chaos comes through

[ptbfrch]

What an interesting person! Wish when listening that she wasn't constantly talked over. All the filler words are not needed, let her talk. Otherwise very interesting content.

[cafiend]

“No lesson this week! Teacher’s got a gig!”

[nickiemcnichols]

Violins are portable. Not so cellos. But they are both so necessary, so wonderful.

[michaelblaney]

Why does no one voluntarily choose the viola 😅