🚨 Bonus Episode Drops Tonight
Here’s the trailer.
Building Artists Through Music & Mentorship with Pavlina Dokovska
What does it really take to build an artist?
In this special collaboration, The Piano Pod sits down with Pavlina Dokovska — internationally active concert pianist, Chair of the Piano Department at Mannes School of Music, and Artistic Director of the Mannes International Piano Festival — for a candid conversation on serious piano study, mentorship, and artistic formation.
We discuss:
• Why long-term training still matters • Balancing rigor and humanity in teaching • How community shapes resilient musicians • The vision behind the Mannes International Piano Festival
You’ll also hear from Jiwon Yang, a Mannes graduate student and First Prize winner of the George and Elizabeth Gregory Concerto Competition, on what it feels like to train in an environment defined by intensity and support.
🎧 Premiering tonight at 8:00 PM ET 📺 YouTube: https://youtu.be/pMt6Jb-zOD4
🎙 Audio platforms: https://linktr.ee/ThePianoPodAudio
A conversation about leadership, responsibility, and how artists are formed.
