‘We missed the people, we missed the audience, the interaction with them’, says Octavian Lup, a conductor and cellist from Romania. The COVID-19 pandemic taught him that nothing can be taken for granted. He found out, however, that in difficult times, music bridges any distance and becomes a real act of solidarity with those who need it most. Watch his full story in the interview he gave for ‘Together apart’ in June 2021.

Together apart | Octavian’s story: ‘As an artist, you can't live without an audience’