Dovie Lepore-Currin is a pianist at Juilliard in New York City.
(00:00) Born in New York, family roots at Juilliard
(01:42) A lineage of women pianists
(03:18) Early childhood music exposure and Baby Einstein
(05:10) Games with grandmother: testing musical ear
(07:24) First piano lessons and being taught by women
(09:32) Seeing Juilliard as an unreachable dream
(11:58) Piano as healing force and spirituality
(14:37) Performance anxiety versus euphoria on stage
(17:56) Helping others through music in hospitals and homes
(20:12) Differences between mother’s path and her own
(23:06) The intense Juilliard audition process
(27:31) Improvisation challenge and acceptance
(30:14) Life at Juilliard and international classmates
(33:20) Learning from Chinese and Korean musical traditions
(35:42) Expanding creativity beyond piano: cooking, art, content
(37:54) Future of music, AI, and redefining success
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