Three long days, eight composers holding a mirror in front of me, ten pieces with every emotion you can think off and a fantastic crew of people who did their absolute best!! My dearest Reineke Broekhans who I blindly trust with every note, amazing Maja Bogdanovic who I am thrilled to have met in this way. Guido Tichelman and Lilita Dunska, what an honour to have placed my heart into your ears!!!

The time has come and the count down till the start of the recording on the 17th of March is begun.

Until then, one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking processes has to happen: CROWDFUNDING. It is not easy but really necessary to make this project possible.

In this episode, I wish to share a talk with a special guest, the granddaughter of Maestro Rudolf Bruci and his solo violin piece 'Guslarska' which will be on the CD 'D a r k V e l v e t'. Rudolf Bruci, the founding father of musical life and all its main institutions of Novi Sad, Including The Academy of Arts where I graduated violin, was a winner of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in 1956 with his symphony Lesta. One day in 1993, he left me honoured with a wonderful unexpected present 'Guslarska', a solo violin piece which he wrote for me.

In this episode, I wish to share with you my experience involving two of the composers whose music will be on the CD 'D a r k V e l v e t ' - Isidora Zebeljan and Calliope Tsoupaki. Featured in this episode is the piece for a monodic instrument by Calliope Tsoupaki: 'A Song for Isidora' that got connected to a story 'Isidora' and found its inseparable way to become one after an experience of a dream.

The puzzle of my new CD is falling together beautifully and I am very happy to unravel it little by little to you in these videos. I will let you see the process of relearning the old pieces, learning to sing a separate part on top of my playing, learning the new pieces and will also take you along the journey of the three new pieces being written right now especially for this CD.