Join host Stefania Passamonte as she welcomes Italian concert pianist Giusy Caruso to the Future Classic Women Awards studio. Giusy shares her fascinating journey from a young ballet student who fell in love with the piano at age five, to becoming an innovative contemporary music performer based in Brussels. She discusses her groundbreaking PhD research conducted at the University of Ghent, which combined artistic interpretation with scientific analysis using motion capture technology to study gestural expression while performing Jacques Charpentier’s 72 Carnatic Etudes.
During the episode, Giusy explores the beautiful intersection of contemporary classical music, Indian classical traditions, and cutting-edge technology. She reveals how working directly with living composers like Charpentier enriches her artistic practice in ways that studying historical masters cannot, and how she’s pushing the boundaries of classical performance through multimedia collaborations with dancers, choreographers, and musicians. Her passion for making classical music accessible and engaging to modern audiences shines through as she discusses upcoming projects, including a concert marathon in New York and a performance using motion capture technology at Milan’s Piano City.
From her favorite pianist Claudio Arrau to her collaborative work with Indian dancers, Giusy’s multidisciplinary approach demonstrates how classical music continues to evolve. She even hints at her own compositional aspirations through improvisation projects. This is an inspiring conversation with an artist who is redefining what it means to be a classical musician in the 21st century.
Main Topics
Giusy Caruso is an Italian pianist from Calabria now based in Brussels, where she completed her PhD in the Arts at the University of Ghent
Her doctoral research combined artistic interpretation with scientific analysis using motion capture technology to study gestures while performing Jacques Charpentier's 72 Carnatic Etudes
She discovered her passion for piano at age five during a ballet class and has since collaborated extensively with living composers, dancers, and other musicians
Giusy's work explores the connection between Indian Carnatic music modes and gestural expressivity, drawing parallels between music and dance movements
She is actively promoting innovative performance methods that combine classical music with multimedia technology and multidisciplinary collaborations to attract wider audiences
Giusy is currently touring internationally to promote her live recording CD of the complete 72 Carnatic Etudes and has upcoming performances scheduled in New York and Milan
Her approach is influenced by pianist Claudio Arrau's philosophy of mind-body connection, which she furthers through contemporary technology and artistic research
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Hello and welcome to future Classic Women Awards with me, Stefania Passamonte on women's radio station, the program where we search for the most amazing new female artists on the classical panorama. Today, our special guest is Giusi Caruso, an Italian concert pianist. Hello. Good morning. Good morning to you. Jussie is Italian, from Calabria. But you don't live in Italy, right? No, now I'm living in Brussels for a few years. How did you end up living in Brussels? It's okay. I came in 2011 because I started postmaster in contemporary music at the Conservatory of Ghent, actually, but decided to live in Brussels then. And I started also an artistic research. I finished last year at the University of Ghent. My PhD in the arts. So that's why your special interest is. Actually your PhD is on contemporary music. Contemporary, Right on Jacques Champertier or in general. Okay. Yeah. It's a combination of art and science. Because I was involved in a research at ipem, the Institute for Psychoacoustic and Electronic Music at University of Ghent, in collaboration with the school. School of Arts of Ghent, the Royal Conservatory of Ghent. So I combined the interpretation of the 72 Etude Carnetique by French composer Jacques Charpentier with a special analysis music analysis of my gestures while playing using a special device, it's called the motion capture system. System of that to track my movements and study my movements while playing. This P. So it was a study on gestures in contemporary music. That's very interesting. And can you share any results? Already we need to wait to be published. Yeah, no, I mean, the thesis is published by University of Ghent Press. There are some articles that I wrote and published with my colleagues here in Ghent and my director, Professor Mark Lehmann. And so what's special? What did you find out that you didn't know about your way of playing and. Yeah, that actually I changed a lot my gestures. And I made a particular study on expressivity while performing, for example, with Indian dancers. Oh, wow. Yeah. Because this 72 Carnatic or Carnatic, because. Are based on the most Carnatic modes from Saudi India. And so there is a special connection to expressivity movements. So the music express. It is expressed by gestures as well. The way of Carnatic. Is that also erotic? No, not necessarily. No, no, no, no. I don't know. It might be quite central. It is from Karnatic. Karnatak is the south region of India. So in that sense. Oh, fantastic. So actually, the first piece that we want to listen to today has a very curious name. It's Mayamala Vagaula. Yeah, it's a Sanskrit name. It's related to divinity, the Vedic divinity in India. It was one of the Charpentiers fabric etude. So I decided to start with this because I think it is more the most representative piece of the collection. So Mr. Charpenti, he died in 2017. Yeah. And the beautiful picture in the front of the album that you're promoting is you with the composer. How is it to play contemporary music with actually the composer? Yeah, it's amazing. In fact, I decided also to continue with this repertory because I like to work with the composer. There's something special that we don't. We cannot have. Like with Chopin, Liszt, we can have a tradition. We can listen to many pieces or have some essay on that, on interpretation. But with contemporary music, I'm feeling that I'm tracking also this tradition, the contemporary music tradition. So it's something that can give me more stimuli. So just a question then, now that Charpentier is now here, are you working with the new composer? Yes, of course. For many years, since 2012, I worked with the composer in collaboration with the composer, but he attended actually the concert that I gave in 2016 where I performed the entire piece, the entire 78th, in two hours. It was amazing. And CD is a live performance. It's a live recording, actually. So. Yeah. That's fantastic. So question, of course, why are you in London? Yeah, I'm London because I'm promoting this cd. I'm coming from a long tour I had also in Italy, I presented a CD in Rome, Bologna and Milano. And I'm here. And at the end of April, I will perform again this entire concert marathon in New York. Oh, wow. Yes. That's Spectrum. It is a particular place, venue dedicated to contemporary. Yes, I know it. Okay, so I wanted to ask you, when did you find this passion for contemporary music? When I started my master degree in Rotterdam, because I studied also at the Conservatory of Rotterdam with Achilles de la Vigne. I was involved actually in many projects on contemporary music, especially on another French composer who was the teacher. The teacher of Charpentier. Yeah. And so I. I started performing this repertory, but also I discovered this Carnatic etude. So I was very interested to go on. And this idea to work with the composer is such amazing things. And do you ever thought about composing yourself? Yeah, sometimes I'm more improvising than composing. So I also was involved in some projects on improvising with other musicians or with the percussionists or with dancers as well. So. Yeah. Oh. So maybe One day we will hear your music as well recorded or maybe. Yeah, I'm thinking to do. I'm thinking about it. Okay, so the first piece track that we're going to listen today is Maya Mala vageula. Yeah. From the 72 the Karnatic by Jacques Serpentier released by Chantaus Records and played by the amazing Juzy Caruso. And this was Maya Mala Vagaula by Jacques Charpentier. 7282. Oh my gosh. 7282. Carnatic Placenta Records, played by the amazing. We will be back after a short break. Welcome to women's radio station, the voice of women worldwide. I'm Sarah Louise Ryan and welcome to Love Lessons live on Women's radio station. 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That's what makes us different. Hi, I'm Zena Moscone, Head of Business development at women's radio station. Radio advertising is the most cost effective way of reaching a huge audience globally. Moreover, our sponsorship and advertising packages can be tailored to your needs, whether it be a product or brand service you're looking to promote. If you are interested in sponsoring or advertising, please contact me on 079-563-71483 or alternately zmomewomensradiostation.com. Welcome back to future Classic Women Awards on Women's Radio Station. The program where we search for the most amazing female artist on the classical panorama. Today we are talking to Jusi Caruso, an Italian concert pianist. Juicy, when did you decide to become a classical musician? How did you decide to become a classic? Actually there is a funny story because I was following a course of dance, a ballet course actually when I was five years old at. At the end of the third year performance. The teacher told us that dancing is a very hard discipline. So we have to do it with passion. And she asked us if there was someone, some one of us that want to continue or are forced to do it. And actually I was the only one with the black costume, seated with my friends. And I was the only one that stood who stood up and said I want to continue. My mom was there, she was a bit disappointed and she asked me why do you want to continue? And I told her actually I felt in love with the instrument, instruments that accompany us. It was a piano. And so since then I decided to have lessons and to have. And then I decided to become a classical pianist. So when I was like 5 years old. That's an amazing story. Wow. And so. But do you still like ballet? Do you still go to ballet or. Yeah, I still go. I'm also collaborated with a dancer actually in this project, Reorient project. So with a dancer trained in Indian music. And I also worked with my movie, I mean while playing with my expression. And I have also a project with a dancer and choreographer, Italian choreographer Andrea Galoroso. And it will be a future in the future? Yes, future performance piano and dance. I hope you will come to London so we can see you. It would be really interesting. So do you have any role model or inspiration? Yeah, my pianist, my favorite pianist is Claudia Rau actually because I felt with him this connection between mind and body. I read a lot of him also his essay that he wrote. And he gave us interesting teachings on how to work with our body while playing and how to control our body while playing. And also in my. Actually in my research, that is a way to amplify the observation of your gestures while playing by using a motion capture system that becomes an augmented mirror. I was also inspired by Claudia Rao because he was studying and watching at his movements while playing to control this movement while playing using a mirror or using video camera. So with the motion capture, actually we have this technology that augmented the way to observe our performance and to judge our performance. That's very interesting. So you're really working with contemporary music. You're applying it to classical music because you're also playing classical and with modern technology. So what do you think about classical music today? So is that a way of making it modern? In a way? Yeah. I'm trying to promote actually new way, new performative way to have classical performance. Introducing, for example, this multimodal multimedia like this technology, the motion capture system. In, for example, a future project will be in Milano for a piano city in May, in collaboration with the Politecnico, the university. Politecnico is mechanical culture. I'm going to perform by using motion capture system. So a way to give. To amplify gestures and also to sonify gestures. So maybe, I mean, technology can also bring something new and can. That can attract much more the audience. But also I'm doing some performance with other musicians and other performers, like multidisciplinary performance. That can be also something that can attract much more audience or like lecture performance while I explain my pieces. Because it's very difficult to bring contemporary music to an audience. So I'm trying to do something new in that way that is quite funny because contemporary music should be something in the name as it is to appeal a contemporary audience, isn't it? Yeah, yeah, that's true. And still people are. Yeah. But if you remember, for example, scared of it. Yeah. But if you remember also when Stravinsky wrote the True. Yeah, The Rite of Spring, Light on Spring. Yeah. Yes. It was not a success. And it was contemporary music at the time. And also with the music of Puccini, for example, for the audience that is now accustomed to classical music, although you are listener of our program, there is this beautiful movie on Chanel. I really like it. And where there is no. It's about Prokofiev. Prokofiev, yeah. And no, Stravinsky. I mean, talking about. They had a sort of relationship. Yeah. And you can see him in Paris. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's very special. Yeah. Do you ever mix with movie then with filming art? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Classical music? Do you? No, not yet. Not yet, no, no, no, no, no. And what would you recommend to a younger yourself or to a younger student or to a young audience, for example? Yeah, but you mean broad audience or musicians. Musicians, Musicians, maybe to musicians. I recommended to be very open to travel a lot, to keep in touch with different cultures. Actually it was what I did when I started traveling for my work, but also for studying, so for contact to many musicians from different cultures and from different countries, because you can bring different way to approach music things. One question, very curious. Have you been to India? Actually not, but I'm planning to go. Oh yeah. I collaborated with an Indian singer that was part of my project Reorient and gave me a lot, a lot regarding the aesthetics of this music and also the spirituality of this music. Fantastic. Well, then the next piece that we're going to listen to is to Valambiramberi. It can bring a strong atmosphere from India. It's very static atmosphere. And also to underline that each etude is starting with a scale just to announce the scale that will be used during the performance. The studied piece. Wonderful. Let's listen to it. Sa. Sam. Sa. And this was Duvalan berry from Jacques Charpentier 72 Etude Carnatic by Central Records, played by Josie Carrozzo. We will be back after a short break. Women's radio station is a fresh new broadcasting platform driven by love and passion. Connecting women around the world in a global network is all about diversity from opinions, career, ethnicity, education. 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Moreover, our sponsorship and advertising packages can be tailored to your needs, whether it be a product or brand service you're looking to promote. If you are interested in sponsoring or advertising, please contact me on 079-563-71483 or alternately zmomewomensradiostation.com. Welcome back to future Classic Women Awards on Women's Radio Station. Our guest today is Giusi Caruso, an Italian concert pianist from Calabria that lives in Bruxelle. Josie, we've been talking about your relationship with contemporary music and your amazing career. What was the most exciting moment in your career? Yeah, I had many exciting moments. Nice. Yeah. A lot of sacrifice, but also a lot of satisfaction. So I mean I can come from the latest when I had this project with the composer Jacques Charpentier, when I performed the entire 73 tooth in Carcassonne 2006 16. And for me I was very excited for that. Absolutely, yeah. To be with the composer who was pupil of Oliver Mission. So I really touched, I think a piece of history. Absolutely. So for me was very amazing. Was amazing. But another moment was when I won the IBLA grand prize in ibla. It was this prize related also to my contemporary music experience because I won this special prize for dedicated to Oliver Messian that opened many opportunities for me to also to continue this path on contemporary music. It's kind of like Messian is watching over here. Yeah, that's true that's true. Another nice moment was when I won another prize, Mondo Music International, when I just finished the conservatory in Italy. So yeah, many of them of this episode are related to my career actually. So. Yeah, something. Yeah, wonderful. And do you have any worst or most challenging moment of your career? Yes, of course. For example, when I had to combine studying at school and studying piano was a hard period actually. But then the passion can give me the strength to go on, to go ahead and to continue actually. Yeah, yeah, the passion. So what would you say are the pro and cons of a concert pianist career? Yeah, I mean this or maybe classical musician. Classical musician. We can travel a lot. I think this is the very nice, good side of it. Side of it, yeah, because I can keep in contact with many person, different persons. I can also see many places. Different places. I was also in Thailand actually, playing there. So many concerts abroad. But of course sometimes you feel a bit lost that you don't have a fixed position, a fixed location. You have the family also spread around. Yeah, spread around. So yeah, that's it. And also to combine with normal life sometimes because we are in such own world, kind of a bubble. In a bubble? Yeah. Artists are in a bubble and we have to relate it to normal world. But you know, once I. I don't know if I. No, I never said that. But I went to see Pollini. Yeah. At Royal Festival Ola. And it was a moment. It was 2003, 2004, we just had the bombs in London. A very difficult moment. There was a lot of, you know, fear around and you think, where are we going? I mean, why? Why this is happening? And. And then I. I was invited to go to see this concert. I wasn't. I wasn't really in the mood to see a concert like that. And Pollini came in and somehow he looked older than what I remembered and very humble as well. And it was a. Considered all dedicated to Chopin. So completely, you know, very classical. Yeah. And. And if you want also intense because when you change composer and style, somehow you get moments where you can be more expressed, you are more happy. There is. Chopin is all intense, if you like. And somehow the audience was. It was like being in another world. It's like you were closed inside this concert hall. It was full, it was completely sold out, packed, thousands of people watching him and all quiet. You couldn't. You. You couldn't hear yourself breathing really. And you were just taken by this music. So that's what happened, I think for classical musicians, really. And I think it's also the charm maybe of classical music, the fact of being able to attract into this bubble people that maybe have a very stressful life, very stressful job. But suddenly for that hour or two hours of the concert, you can forget about everything else. Yeah. And we have to keep in mind that show must go on in the sense that everything can happen. But we have to play, we have to. Your personal life as well. Yeah. In personal life, be ready to communicate emotions, the right emotions that comes from the peace. So that's it. So what was your most interesting collaboration? Yeah, this one with Charpentier. But I had also other collaborations with. With other composers, also David Anzaghi in Milano. And so for me it's very interesting to collaborate with these composers and also with my previous teacher, like professor, like Achilles de la Vigne is a great pianist. And also it was very nice collaboration. I mean, when I was younger. Absolutely. You were mentioning this Piano city. Milano. Piano city. It's something that we don't have in London. So what is it that. Yeah, that's very nice. It's a special event, a weekend where pianists can perform all over the city. In many places people open their houses, isn't it? Yes, open the houses. So out at concerts, but also in the outside, I mean, so all the city is open to pianists that can bring their music. In my case, I will perform the polite technico because you. It is a particular project based on this motion capture performance. So I need a space with technology. Yeah. And I'm sponsored by a special association called LWOT Cube that provide the motion capture in Milano. Okay. And is there any other things like with virtual reality? Maybe? Yes, it's. Yeah, it's related to virtual reality. So it will be projected my avatar. I will play also chop onti music. And so you see, that avatar is also something that come from Hinduism is when we transport ourselves in another. In another object. So I can see my. My body playing projected in a screen. And this is my avatar actually. And me while playing in virtual reality. I see. And so, yeah, and also with the motion capture, it's possible to modify sound. So this performance will be acoustic and electronics at the same time. So something like this. Yeah, very special. Very special. All right, now the next piece that we're going to listen to is called Kiravani. Right. What's this piece about? Yeah, it brings an atmosphere like energetic, cosmic, the energy of the cosm. Because there is this connection with the Vedic cosmology. So it is very delicated. But at a certain point the Piano becomes percussive. It is another characteristic peculiarity of these pieces. So the instrument could be very delicate in the sound in timber, but also very percussive. And so this piece represents these two different versions, the palance. Yeah. Wonderful. So let's listen to Kiravani by Jacques Charpentier, played by Josie Carusay. Sa. And this was Kiravani by Jacques charpentier from the 72 Etude Carnatic, played by Josica Russo, who will be back after a short break. Welcome to women's Radio Station, the voice of women worldwide. I'm Sarah Louise Ryan and welcome to Love Lessons live on Women's Radio Station. Hello and welcome to future Classic Women Awards with me, Stefania Passamonte on Women's Radio Station. Hello and welcome to. Judy Mae is listening. Hello, this is Anna Kennedy at Women's Radio Station Live, Voice of women worldwide talking about all things autism women. The possibilities are endless. That's what makes us different. I'm Saskia at Sable Forex and we specialise in saving individuals and companies money on their international money transfers or foreign exchange. 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If you are interested in sponsoring or advertising, please contact me on 079-563-71483 or alternately zmomensradiostation.com. Welcome back to future Classic Women Awards on Women's radio station. Our guest today is Giusi Caruso, an inspiring Italian concert pianist with a special touch for contemporary music. Josie, it's now time for the odd questions. So do you have any strange hobby to free your mind? Yes, of course. And it's related to India as well, because I'm doing yoga. I'm practicing yoga since 1996 actually. So I started when I was very young and. And now I trained myself. So I have my method that I learned from my previous teacher. So because for me it's very important this connection mind and body. So what? It was also related to my research, but it's a research in interior research as well. I like sports, like swimming or doing jogging. Jogging? Yeah, something like this. So before concerts it is important also to train your body not only practicing, but also practicing without the instruments. So mentally while swimming or while running. Yeah, something like this. Yeah. I have a friend, concert pianist, he likes to do marathon. Marathon. And he was saying that it's called Maurizio Baglini. Oh yeah, I know him. You know him. And he was saying in an interview that while he's running around is perfect time to go through the passages and thinking about Beethoven, symphonies and these type of things. Sometimes I feel also that I can solve some problems, like clinical problems. Just thinking about it before sleeping. Before sleeping or when I wake up. Yeah. All right. Yeah. This is a special moment where maybe mind is going. I feel more relaxed so I can solve some passages. Just thinking. Do you listen to classical music? Yes, yes, yes. A lot of baroque. A lot of baroque? Yes. Wow. Because you are telling me you're actually not playing baroque. I'm not playing a lot but music but I listen to. So Handel or Bach, especially in the morning because it gives a lot of energy. While during breakfast, for example. Yeah. Oh, wow. Okay. Barack breakfast. That's funny. Barack breakfast. I like it. Oh, wonderful. And any other style of music do you like? Listen, I like also like pop, sometimes rogue yeah, why not? And also jazz. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know, there are some people that they're really strict into that very open maybe because I'm also playing a lot of contemporary music. So I prefer to have. I mean, to keep all the genre and. Yeah. And then have. Enjoy listening. Different genre. And do you have any ritual or superstition before going on stage? Not superstition, actually, just breathe a lot. It's related also to yoga, maybe meditation. So before going, just breathe and thinking about the music, something like that. But you don't have a favorite color or a color that you avoid at all time. You know, in Italy we have this thing about violet. Violet? Yeah. No, no, no. I don't have this. But did you ever dare to wear violet on stage? No, no, no. Actually not. No, no, no, no. I don't care. All right. And any the funniest or most embarrassing moment in your career, but embarrassing. Not really embarrassing. Lucky you. Very good. No, I can control people, actually. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So I mean, I cannot have embarrassing moments because I can reply if there is something that I can like or. Yeah, right. Okay. Yes, Funny moments instead. For example, with Charpentier, he was used to call me like ma petite enfant. So my little nephew. So it was very nice. Cute. Yeah. It's time to listen to hear that. Oh, I love it. Yeah, yeah. And so what's the next collaboration or project or recording? Yeah, actually I finished another recording with the composer, David Anzaghi, Italian composer, and now it's going to be released. Also the CD by Da Vinci Classic is another label. And so after promoting Charpentier, I will start promoting the other cd. Yeah, so that's it. Yeah, that's very, very interesting. All right, so what would you say, what do you think about classical music today? Yeah, classical music. I am trying to connect classical music with contemporary music, actually, because. So classical music is contemporary music now. I mean, I'm trying to connect them because I cannot really. Music is all something that we can appreciate. So why we have to divide in general sectors. So I'm trying to connect them and also to bring to a larger audience. Have you ever performed in unusual space? Yeah, like outside in Piano City, for example, I played outside. What was this? In the garden. In a garden. In a garden? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. In a garden without appropriate stage. Just. Yeah. Also in the airport, sometimes I played at some project and now I will play in the laboratory of the mechanical department in Polytechnic will be also amazing. And actually I will play some pieces from the 72 Carnatic related to this mechanical way of playing. And so the instrument becomes like a device. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it is. Will be amazing. And also it related to this. This. This state of hectic life. Yeah. Probably you've seen around London, we got pianos in the airport. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What do you think about this new thing of having pianos scattered around? No, it's. That's nice for me because, for example, if I have to wait in the airport, I have always a piano. In Charlotte Roi, for example. Yes. I can practice and then piano people come and film me. Oh, really? So I can give a concert before the concert. And once there was a woman that gave me a packet of chocolate to thank me about this concert before the concert. Oh, that's amazing. You know what, though? I was. Last time I was going to New York, to Los Angeles, and I found this amazing grand piano and it was all. It was with not a stool and there were things around it so I couldn't play. That was really angry. Or like in Los Angeles airport, I saw a stand with grand piano and it was again, you know, fenced off. And it's like, why. Why do you have a piano then? I can't. You can play. No. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's kind of making. Yeah. So going against the idea of giving the possibility to play. Yeah. Instead here, but also in Italy, there are many pianos, many airports, Fimicino, Milano and in the tube. No. In the tube. No. Sometimes. Yeah. Special events like Piano City in Milano, but also in Palermo, there is a. I know a Piano City there. So they organize also in October. I think we should do it in London. Yeah, in London you can't. But yeah, that's for who's listening. If you have any power on that, please do so. Okay, the last piece for today, it's called duvalamberi, right? The last ones. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Varuna Priya. Yes. So what's that about? Yeah, I would like to underline that each title is from Sanskrit, actually. So. And this piece, it represents again this idea of arctic life and so very mechanical and related also this project that I will do in Milano. So very rhythmical and piano becomes again a percussive instrument. Okay, let's listen to it then. This was Veruna Priya by Jacques charpentier from the 72 Etude Carnatic played by Josie Caruso. If you have any questions that you would like to ask to our guest, to our future class Women Awards, please email presenters@womensradiostation.com or tweet us @womensradiostn for a chance to win two tickets at our concert of the finalist of Future Classic Women Awards. A big thanks to our guest Josie Caruso for the great chat and the beautiful music played today. Thanks. Thanks Stefania. It was a great pleasure and a great discovery. You've been listening to Future Classic Women Awards on Women's Radio Station live every day at 10am and 10pm London time. 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