By: Azad Karimi
My life as a musician had its ups and downs, but I could not see myself doing something else other than music.
Interview
Israeli Pianist Rami Bar-Niv
By Azad Karimi
A few moons ago, I shared a post about my grandpa (my mother side).I shared his photo with Edith Piaf’s Photo.
Of course Edith Piaf was a famous artist-singer but my grandfather was a police and his people in that times was listening his voice.
Unfortunately he couldn’t record his heavenly voice as a CD magnetic or performing in Radio Krmashan, Radio Mahabad, Radio Urmi or Radio Sanandaj because he was police and his family was feudal in Kurdistan. They had their rules and customs so he had limitation for recording his voice.
So! Our interview is about Sir Rami Bar-Niv. He is a Gentleman, artist, pianist and a majestic man.
Now I’m glory for telling about him, and I sure his grandchildren are happy and glad and they proud of their grandpa therefore I can understand the feeling of his grandchildren because I love also my grandpa.
Please listen to his melodies ... My Lord! Miracle! I would like to kiss his golden fingers... God bless you Sir Rami!I wish him to have a long life with happiness and lucky.
Finally, I would like to present this beautiful interview to memory of Edith Piaf, Shushana Damari, Arita Franklin, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Charles Aznavour,Frank Sinatra, Qamar Vaziri, Meyram Khan, Kawis Agha, Om Kalthum,Hasan Zirak, Loosig Kochian, Askar Kurdistani, Abdulhalim Hafez, Mohamad Abdulwehab and my Grandpa Aziz Khan Ajaan.
They were the legendary singers for their people and my grandpa is my legendary father and pattern.
Thank you!
Vestland-Norway
1- Please present yourself: (Name, education, Civil status and...)
.I am Rami Bar-Niv, a Graduate and post graduate from Tel Aviv Academy of Music and Mannes College of Music in New York City. Married, a father, and a grandfather.
2-What is your artistic specialize?
.I am a 75 years old concert pianist, composer, author and a master-teacher.
3- When and how did you become interested in this field of art?
.I was 5 years old when my mother started teaching me the piano, that is after my older brother took one day of piano and proclaimed that piano was for girls. I was exposed to classical music from birth and at age 2 I recognized all the standard repertoire.
4- Who was your motivator?
.My parent were both musicians, they met at the Tel Aviv Conservatory Shulamit, started playing together and fell in love. My mother became a piano teacher and my father was an amateur violinist and composer. Incidentally, I tell it all in much detail in my recently published autobiography: Blood, Sweat, and Tours: Notes from the Diary of a Concert Pianist.
5- What was your parent’s reaction?
.My mother wanted me to practice a lot. My father thought I should learn a real profession...
6- When started you such as a professional artist/ Pianist musician?
.I started performing in public at about age 10.
7- Are you thankful and happy because of your activities as a musician?
.My life as a musician had its ups and downs, but I could not see myself doing something else other than music.
8- What is music culture? What is music logic?
.Music is the noblest of all arts. The actual thing is so scientific, yet so heavenly.
9- Why do some songs become immortal?
.It's the nature of truly great music, it is recognized by all for its greatness and therefore will become immortal.
10- How you see the Music, Orchestration, art and culture in your perspective? I mean your prediction for the future of music!
.Continuing the same thought as in the previous answer, great music is here to stay for ever. It is the cultural food for the soul.
11- Can you become one part of the cultural movement for motivation in youth or new generation in your country and so than?
.For many years I've been educating and inspiring generations of young people through my special youth and family concerts, lectures, and piano instruction.
12- How can you help our world become a better place to live?
.According to responses and written reviews about my concerts, classes, and authoring books, I've already done plenty of that.
13- Have you more word to say or suggest for our readers?
.Let the music speak to you, bath in the sounds, let it enter your heart. If you are a musician, work on your technique and then use it to create poetry in your music and to reach the hearts of your listeners.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rami_Bar-Niv
http://www.youtube.com/user/barniv
http://www.ybarniv.com/Rami
http://rami.ybarniv.com/?page_id=198
http://rami.ybarniv.com/?page_id=71
