Julia Kociuban

Which people would you invite as guests to your dream dinner party?

Arthur Rubinstein and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

What is your favorite meal?

I don't have one favorite dish, but my favorite kitchens are Polish and Italian.

Do you have a favorite motto or proverb that you live your life by?

Follow your dreams, never give up, never regret and do what you love!

Which person or people inspire you the most?

In my musical life, it would be my current Professor: Pavel Gililov.

If you were 80 years old, what advice would you give to young people today?

My life motto – "Follow your dreams, never give up, never regret and do what you love!"

What would you like people to say about you?

I would like them more to talk about my music rather than me myself, because my music expresses me the most.

How do you overcome the stage fright? / What is your ritual before going on stage?

I say to myself that going on stage and playing music was always my dream so what for I should be afraid. My ritual is having to sleep before performance!

When you perform... who are you playing for?

For the audience.

What job would you least like to do?

I could do everything.

Is there a joke about musicians that you would like to share with us?

I don't know many jokes about musicians!

What's the "most played" non-classical track on your phone?

Freddie Mercury – "Guide me home" (Piano version).

You are on a desert island and can bring only 3 items, what do you bring?

Piano, good book and pillow.

What is your favorite noise/sound? What is the most annoying noise for you?

Except sound of music my favorite noises are voices of people who I love. There are a lot of noises which drive me crazy!

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

In Poland or a little village in a south of France.

What is the first thing you think about when you hear the word Tchaikovsky?

His Piano Concerto No. 1.

What is the first thing you think about when you hear the word competition?

To compete!