Welcome back! This week we speak with astounding trumpet soloist, Simon Höfele, taking a peek behind the scenes of his stunning international career to discuss the reality of it all. We chat about Simon's fortunate journey to becoming a soloist and how his ultimate love is for creating music (especially the contemporary kind), using the trumpet as a tool to achieve that. Simon also works part-time as a very cool hipster barista which he describes almost like 'paid therapy' - a form of distraction and space away from the trumpet to keep him grounded. Stay tuned to find out the piece of music he ranks 'The Most Disgusting' too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Things Musicians Don't Talk About is now supported by the Royal Society of Musicians! Follow the Royal Society of Musicians: Instagram: @rsmgb Twitter: @RSMusicians Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/royalsocietyofmusicians ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support TMDTA Want to support us on a regular basis? Consider joining our Patreon for £3 a month: https://www.patreon.com/tmdta Feeling generous? Help us raise funds for the podcast: https://www.gofundme.com/f/things-musicians-dont-talk-about Want to gift us a Kofi? Click here! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Editor: Federico (@mixinghacks) Music: Katy Ehrlich ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Things Musicians Don't Talk About on: Instagram X Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.