Jimin Oh-Havenith decided to start over as concert pianist at 50
What does this sentence trigger in you? Astonishment? Incredulity? Enthusiasm? In any case, it’s worth reading on.
Higher, faster, further
A motto that accompanies many round birthdays, also at GloriousMe. Some change their motto as soon as the numbers get higher. Others keep it, but reinterpret their motto.
Music critics describe pianist Jimin Oh-Havenith’s recent recordings as “analytical, clear, warm, stormy, dancing but controlled, sincere, moving, without ego.”
Jimin Oh-Havenith has obviously succeeded in reinterpreting the motto “higher, faster, further: More differentiated and thus more interesting.
Musicians are top athletes
If you play an instrument yourself, you can guess what extensive physical training is necessary to master a professional concert performance.
Playful ease is only possible if the muscles are trained accordingly and the breathing technique is correct.
To not only master difficult fits but to interpret them with soul requires that the body is not limited by tension or even wear and tear.
Here there is no difference between top athletes and musicians: everything that is good for body and mind is undertaken in a disciplined manner and every athlete and musician has at least one good physiotherapist in the address book of their phone.
Taste and study
Jimin Oh-Havenith studied music in Seoul and then in Cologne. However, after a successful but short time on stage, she focused her energies on other professional and family issues.
When she decided to pursue a professional career as a pianist shortly before her 50th birthday, the focus was on building up the necessary physical condition for concerts and studio recording, in addition to daily practice sessions on the piano.
Only when she was also satisfied with the assessment of her fitness did she give herself the green light to perform on stage.
Samples of their playing can be heard on their YouTube channel. It is not so often that piano pieces by Bach, Beethoven or Schumann, which one has heard many times before, do not bore but captivate again.
The reason for this is the extreme concentration of the sound of their playing.
We can relate to one music critic’s description of “Jimin Oh-Havenith leaves many a keyboard lion behind.” We therefore asked. You can read the GloriousMe interview with Jimin Oh’Havenith here.
Birthday Recycling
Not only plastic, clothes and books are suitable for recycling, also the motto for every round birthday is worth to be reconsidered, no matter if there are 30 or 80 cakes on the birthday cake.
Leaving the motto unchanged may prove continuity, the GloriousMe recommendation is to definitely change and reinterpret the motto.
In many subjects, experience and relaxation is a great advantage that adds plus points.
One of the most distinguished pianists, whose musicality and soft tones on the piano, known to be among the most difficult, fascinate, celebrates his 80th birthday this year, in November: Daniel Barenboim.
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