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Ich heiße Karin Bonelli, bin Flötistin bei den Wiener Philharmonikern und Mentorin für MusikstudentInnen. Meine Ausdrucksform ist die Musik, mit der ich möglichst viele Menschen berühren möchte. Und meine Aufgabe ist es, jungen Menschen zu helfen ihre eigene Ausdrucksform, ihre eigene Stimme über die Musik zu finden.
Karin Bonelli
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Wiener Philharmoniker
The Podcast about MIND, BODY and ARTISTRY for classical musicians

Ich drücke meine Emotionen und mein Innerstes durch Musik aus und will damit meine Mitmenschen wachrütteln, sodass sie sich selbst mehr spüren können.
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In this episode, we step again into a world where music, mental health, and medicine intersect — with special guest Heidi Brandi, musician, therapist, and founder of the Center for Professional Musicians in Hamburg. Heidi shares what inspired her to found the center in 2013, alongside Professors Hugo Schmale and Christian Kunert. Her main motivation was to create a space dedicated to the physical and psychological well-being of musicians — an often-overlooked aspect of professional artistic life we regularly address in this podcast. With her background in piano and organ and extensive experience supporting classical and jazz musicians, Heidi discusses the ongoing challenges musicians face, such as performance anxiety, physical strain, and the unspoken taboos around mental health in the industry.We explore the parallels she draws between “performance music” and competitive sports, including the pressures, recovery cycles, and institutional expectations. Heidi also reflects on whether musicians can regulate their own balance between productivity and rest — or whether larger structural changes in orchestras and conservatories are necessary.
Delving into her research on artistic identity, we unpack what this term truly means: its components, how it’s formed, and how it can be shaped — or even distorted — by external pressures, career expectations, and personal history.
The conversation also covers the role of artistic identity in auditions, how it can be used strategically, and whether adapting to specific orchestra cultures is a strength or a risk. Heidi explains how she works with young musicians and orchestral academies to prepare for these defining career moments — not just technically, but psychologically and emotionally.