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Daily Routines, Travel, and the Organized Chaos of a Musician’s Lifestyle 

For Chauhan, the question of a daily routine is almost laughable—(“does any working musician really have a daily routine?” he quipped in our interview). The only time he truly feels that he slip into a routine is when he’s home on study days—but even then, he never abides by a rigid plan.

With the travel, the constant practice, and the studying, his life is very day-to-day—making it incredibly difficult to cement down a schedule to stick to. 

Even his “off days,” when he returns home for a few nights between traveling aren’t strictly R&R—instead, they’re filled with ironing, packing, laundering, paying bills, maintenance, organizing and more for the next however many weeks he plans to be on the road. 

“And then there's arrangements for the travelling in between,” Chauhan said.

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“Do I need to drive to an airport? Do I need to arrange parking for the next trip? Do I need to print off tons of flight and hotel confirmations ready for the next period of work? Do I need foreign currency? Have I logged all my expenses…WHERE IS MY PASSPORT!!!??

Though the constant travel is quite exciting—he’s often away for weeks at a time—he does periodically miss being home in England with the ability to cook, relax, and sleep in his own bed. 

“The luxury seems to be returning home,” he said. 

Of course, even that is a double-edged sword. 

“When I am at home, though, I do miss being in Italy,” he said.

“It's a culture I've wholly embraced — drink Italian and I even cook Italian most of the time! I have had the opportunity to work in such beautiful Italian cities too—from the Caribbean-esque beaches of Sardinia to the bigger cities such as Genoa and Verona, to the smaller cities with their hidden beautiful parts and traditions like Parma.” 

On Inspiration: Where it Comes From and How It’s Found

As a well-traveled, professional, and richly-cultured young person in the musical realm, the question must be asked—where does inspiration come from, and of course, how does Chauhan find a way to apply it to his work? 

His answer?

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Well, it’s a little surprising—but intriguing all the same.

“Usually in bed!” he said. “I don’t sleep well at all—especially on days that I’m working. On workdays, the rehearsals/concert just play back in my head, and I find myself thinking and critiquing in order to prepare what is necessary to do the next day with the orchestra.

I wish I slept better, but if this is the way that my mind works to go through everything, then needs must!

Of course, not all of his grand ideas come from in bouts of insomnia—he also finds inspiration when working with an orchestra.

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The music is made by a particular orchestra, he finds, and it has a way of making things clearer. Though there’s a common thought that a conductor should have the orchestra play a specific way without compromise, Chauhan tends to steer clear of this practice.

“Andris veered me away from that,” Chauhan said.  

“He often used to explain about the first read through with an orchestra: ‘don’t kill the orchestra and the music they’re giving you just to reproduce something in your head.’ I think this was invaluable advice: he went on to explain that sometimes (especially as a young conductor) an orchestral musician may give you a phrasing or colour you didn’t even think possible, and as conductors, we should allow the musicians to breathe and to make music naturally, whilst we guide them through our interpretations.”

Advice for Young Artists  

As an artist who dedicated himself at a young age, Chauhan believes the secret to success for young enthusiasts seeking a career as a professional musician is simple: Desire.

In his words, it is not a passion that can be driven by money or by success, but by the honesty of loving, needing, and wanting to make music. 

“You have to love it and you have to need it!” he said. “Absorb as much as you can—go to rehearsal to watch, take lessons with whomever you can—especially in areas you KNOW you must work on or develop.

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Alpesh Chauhan OBE (born 26 April ) is a British Conductor and Music Director of Birmingham Opera Company. [1] He is also Principal Guest Conductor of Düsseldorfer Symphoniker. [2] Chauhan was born in Birmingham and studied cello, before then pursuing his conducting studies at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Get friends together to practice your art—no matter how much you study at a desk, you need the practical time to get hands-on experience to get better.” 

For Chauhan, this advice comes from direct experience.

“When I was younger, I spent many evenings conducting amateur orchestras and youth orchestras,” he said. “The money I was paid for these basically went straight back out on paying for petrol to drive to all of these opportunities and to purchase scores.

As well as taking lessons, it can be incredibly valuable to have a drink or a coffee with musicians…Absorb, absorb, absorb!”