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"Boundless Creativity" feat. Mada & Hugh Piano Duo on Love, Life, & Artistic Freedom
Season 6 Episode 2
🎹🔥 What makes a four-hand piano duo so powerful, intimate, and endlessly creative?
Welcome to Season 6 Episode 2: Four Hands, Boundless Creativity — Mada & Hugh, the Award-Winning Duo on Love, Life & Artistic Freedom
In this captivating episode of The Piano Pod, I sit down with the award-winning Mada & Hugh Piano Duo — Romanian-born pianist Mădălina-Claudia Dănilă and Korean-American pianist Hugh Sung. Known for their electrifying four-hand performances, imaginative arrangements, and engaging video productions, Mada & Hugh are redefining what it means to collaborate in classical music today.
In our conversation, they open up about:
- The artistry and intimacy of four-hand piano playing
- Their daring arrangements, from Romanian folk gems to Sweet Child O’ Mine
- Behind-the-scenes secrets of their video production and vlogs
- Mădălina’s journey from Romania to the U.S. and her research on George Crumb
- Hugh’s entrepreneurial path — inventing AirTurn and pushing the boundaries of music tech
- The risks they’ve taken to reinvent themselves and the courage it takes to build a new artistic life together
👉 Stay tuned until the end for rapid-fire fun, candid reflections on creativity and connection, and exclusive performance excerpts — including Suita din Dobrogea and Silence and a Face from Christian Mecham’s Three Omens.
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