{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Crescendo Conversations","title":"Jessica Gethin: Leading Orchestras Without Words | Crescendo Conversations","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3673,"description":"One of Australia's leading conductors on pressure, purpose, and the music that shaped her. Jessica Gethin has led orchestras from Sydney to Singapore to Dallas — here she shares four pieces that marked her life and her leadership, in the final conversation of Season One.\nA conductor holds a hundred musicians in the movement of her hands, in a performance that happens once and can never be taken back. In this episode, concert pianist Zen Zeng sits down with her friend and fellow WAAPA musician Jessica Gethin to trace a life in music: listening under pressure, leading through change, and staying steady when everyone is watching.\nThe four pieces Jessica chose:Max Bruch — Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (I. Allegro moderato)Igor Stravinsky — Symphonies of Wind Instruments (discussed in the episode; hear the full recording: [link])Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Waltz of the Flowers, from The NutcrackerGiuseppe Verdi — La forza del destinoAbout Jessica GethinPrincipal Conductor of West Australian Ballet, Head of Orchestral Studies and Conducting at WAAPA, and founding Chief Conductor of the Perth Symphony Orchestra. A Churchill Fellow and a Fellow of the Dallas Opera's Hart Institute for Women Conductors, inducted into the 2024 Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame and named among the AFR's 100 Most Influential Women.\nAbout the showCrescendo Conversations is a series where leaders from high-stakes worlds share four pieces of music that shaped their lives, identities and careers — and how they navigate pressure, change, ethics and purpose. Hosted by concert pianist and author Zen Zeng. Where high achievement meets unfiltered humanity.\n🎧 Go deeper🌐 zenzeng.net/connect✍️Subscribe on Substack for weekly piano music and reflection:📙 Crescendo: A High-Achiever's Journey from Perfection to Freedom🟠 Crescendo Circle: A curated community for specialists with a generalist soul. Depth, Joy and Purpose.🔊 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenzeng/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_EGkS0kMIVqWDm5C4h5L3GEQLbAnprpNCDXW0H8tIQY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mY2Vl/YTJkMGFlMjUzMjQ2/MjJiOGY5Y2Y5MWIx/ZDMzOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}