Classical Circuit Podcast Episode 7 — Violinist Sumina Studer

Host Ella Lee chats with the violinist, educator, and content creator who has captured the hearts of audiences across multiple social platforms

Launched this year, Ella Lee’s classical music podcast, “Classical Circuit” explores the intricacies of the classical music industry, and all that comes with working in it. Hailing from across the profession, the podcast guests discuss their careers and personal opinions.

“Classical Circuit” is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. We had a chance to talk to Ella about her inspiration behind creating this podcast in this exclusive interview.

Sumina Studer is a violinist, educator, and content creator who, having captured the hearts of audiences across multiple social platforms, is passionate about bringing classical music to younger generations. Having performed across the globe and won prizes in many international competitions, she now enjoys a varied career teaching, selling violins, making content and, more recently, giving lectures at music colleges on the topic of ‘Modern Communication and Social Media for Musicians in the 21st Century’. Sumina’s latest business venture, Animus, is a social media management/brand agency tailored to classical musicians, with the aim of helping them to build additional income streams separate from that of concert fees.

In this episode, Sumina shares her passion for education, the ways in which social media can be useful, and how she finds balance between making content out of her life whilst also living and being present in it. She also talks about the initial discomfort around deciding whether to let go of life as a performer, and the good that followed when she did.