Back in the scene

I took three months off from the stage.

Last October, I became a father to my second child and I needed to be at home, not on the road.

He turned three months last Friday, and next day, on Saturday, I gave my first concert after this very long break.

It might not seem too long for you, but for me, I haven’t had such a long pause since I ever started performing over 20 years ago!

Getting prepared for it was challenging, to say the least. Just as it was when I gave the first concerts after my daughter was born, 7 years ago. Sleepless nights, little to no time for practicing, and my focus turning to everything except music or practicing were some of the many roadblocks.

On stage, I felt less prepared than usual. Or better put, less familiar with the situation itself, at times feeling like a stranger, like someone who’s playing the part of some other actor in a movie you weren’t cast in…

But, as time went by and the concert progressed, I started feeling that feeling again; a sense of belonging there, on the stage.

It’s a feeling that doesn’t always happen, but when it does, it’s as if you were in actual command of the whole situation. Artur Rubinstein once described it as “having the audience at the tip of your fingers, and they won’t breath until your next move”…

It’s a beautiful, heartfelt connection with the music, the audience, and the space.

Even though spending so much time alone on the road is tiresome and lonely when I’m away from home, missing my family, I was happy to discover that I still get endless joy on the stage.

In two weeks I’m starting my Fragile tour. Tickets can be bought on this link.

Have a great day,

Claudio.