It was a great pleasure to chat with Sara and Célia Silva as part of their series "FLUTURE Flute Talks" this morning, 26th February 2022. They had some great questions:
00:00 Welcome
01:04 We know that you started teaching at the age of 18 and that you never stopped since. Do you consider it important that young people, still developing their musical maturity, start teaching the flute?
02:37 What do you love most about teaching?  
04:32 What led you to start the LIP project?
08:20 Did you ever think about writing a book?
11:13 What do you like best about performing?
14:02 How was your first experience with a professional orchestra?
16:10 Is it your choice not to work in an educational institution?
21:03 What are the things you wish you had learnt during your musical education?
22:46 How do you cope with the pressure of being flute section leader in one of the best orchestras in the world?
26:46 What would your advice be to a student who confessed to you that he wants to give up his musical career, due to changes and the new insurgent musical world, and not exactly because of his technical and musical skills?
36:11 Do you think there is an age limit for getting a first job in an orchestra? 
40:28 How did you feel after reaching your “goal”, if you have already reached it? Was it a feeling of total accomplishment or, on the opposite, an irrational fear of the future?
42:56 Who/what inspires you the most in life?
45:07 You spoke about emotions and showing them to the audience. What are your thoughts on becoming emotional during a performance but not letting your emotions affect the technical issues of what you are playing? Where do you find the balance?
49:08 How do you deal with yourself when you feel overwhelming or melancholic? What do you use as an inspiration in those moments?
51:26 How did the idea for Project Paloma, your CD that was released in September, come about?
 57:31 What is your advice to someone who wishes to be more of a solo flutist than an orchestral flutist?
61:09 Any advice to young musicians who are beginning their career that you want to share?

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