Welcome back to another inspiring episode of "Tales from The Lane," where creatives flourish under the guidance of your host, Kate Kayaian. In this episode, we heard from Cellist, Michal Shein about her path from insecure freelancer to a courageous force for change in her industry.  You'll hear about: The 1 important thing she did to get herself unstuck How she came up with the idea and format for her amazing cello festival, Cellisimo.  What she does to balance her work as a performer, a pedagogue, a festival director, and a mother.  The environment that she put herself in so that she could truly thrive. The thing she wants all of you to know about your ability to make your artistic dreams come true.    Be sure to register for next week's 5-Day Challenge, "Launch Your Legacy" In 5 days, you'll get that artistic project idea out of your head and onto the calendar, with everything you need to launch it into the world.   Save your spot right here: https://mailchi.mp/katekayaian/launch-your-legacy About Michal: Israeli-Mexican-American cellist Michal Shein is a performer and master educator focused on curating cross-cultural performance projects and intensive educational initiatives. She is the Artistic Director of Cellisimo, a high level cello festival for Spanish speaking cellists with limited resources which includes masterclasses with world-class faculty, wellness sessions and community building. The festival, which is run in Spanish, has been described as "...one of the most important and unique festivals of its kind in Latin America''(- Álvaro Bitrán, cellist of the Grammy award-winning Cuarteto Latinoamericano). Michal is recognized for her pedagogical style that nurtures her students with effective pedagogical methods for holistic and high musical advancement. Michal’s cello students have been winners in competitions, and have received admission to top festivals such as BUTI Tanglewood, Brevard, YOLA Festival, Greenwood, NSO, as well as the BEAM program. Currently, she is on faculty at the Boston String Academy (an award-winning El Sistema-inspired string program), the New England Conservatory, and the University of Rhode Island. In addition to her diverse educational work, Michal maintains a career as a soloist, orchestral cellist, and chamber musician. From 2008-2013 she was Principal Cellist of the chamber orchestra Discovery Ensemble, while also immersing in baroque playing and appearing with several baroque ensembles. She currently appears with many orchestras and ensembles in the Boston area including the Rhode Island Philharmonic, and Portland Symphony, among others. Some highlights of this past season were collaborations with Celebrity Series of Boston, as well as a new recording of arrangements of the Vivaldi sonatas with guitarist Adam Levin, which will be released in early 2024. Michal received her B.A. in Music from U.C. Berkeley and Master’s in Music M.A. at New England Conservatory. Michal lives in an intentional cohousing community in Jamaica Plain, with her husband Jonas, an outdoor educator, and her young children Noam and Hadas. Instagram: @michal.shein  Facebook, Cellisimo Facebook Group, www.cellisimo.com   If you enjoyed today’s episode, please don’t forget to subscribe and share it with your friends!    Want more Tales From The Lane content? Check out the TFTL Blog, with 6+ years of past articles and interviews!  Let’s hang out on socials:  IG: https://www.instagram.com/kkayaian FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Talesfromthelane Twitter: https://twitter.com/kkayaianwright Website: KateKayaian.com