"Music is greater than us--it plays us." -Emmanuel Pahud

Emmanuel Pahud is a celebrated soloist, chamber musician, and principal flautist at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Now 50, he shares anecdotes from his musical career - from “winning” his first instrument at 5, to realizing at 15 that the flute was “for life” - a life as one of today's most sought-after musicians.

His reflections include two historic, deeply personal portraits: of legendary violinist Ivry Gitlis, and of Berlin. What made the 22-year-old leave Celibidache, move to post-Wall Berlin, and be part of its rejuvenation and transformation are no less than a glimpse into European cultural history.

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Running time 37 minutes • filmed in Berlin May 2021 • this episode was funded in part by you our viewers--thank you! Production by katalog-film.de

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0:00 Opening and CPE Bach Musical Example
1:39 Intro Titles
2:17 Start of Conversation: Remembering Ivry Gitlis
7:17 Keeping the energy in a musical life
10:41 How did you choose flute?
19:15 Trusting yourself
24:58 Reflecting on musical development
29:22 Musical Identity in today's world
35:52 Closing sequences and credits