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Podcast Announcer (0:00)
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Isabel Hagen (0:28)
those pieces that I don't need to hear ever again. But that's my hot take
Maniacs (Host) (0:35)
from WQXR and Carnegie hall. This is Classical Music Happy Hour hosted by me pianist maniacs. Each episode will speak with a special guest about their lives, listen to some of their favorite musical gems, play music inspired games, and answer questions from you, our listeners. Isabel Hagen is a woman of many talents. A Juilliard trained violist, her career took a bit of a left turn when she discovered comedy. She has appeared twice on the Tonight show starring Jimmy Fallon and was a new face of comedy at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. These days she also moonlights as the writer, director and star of a film called I Isabel, welcome to the show.
Isabel Hagen (1:26)
Thank you. Thanks so much for having me.
Maniacs (Host) (1:28)
No, it's great. It's a pleasure. It's a pleasure to meet a fellow Juilliard graduate.
Isabel Hagen (1:33)
Yes, I'm finally getting to meet a fellow Juilliard graduate myself.
Maniacs (Host) (1:38)
Did you have a good time at Juilliard?
Isabel Hagen (1:39)
I did.
Maniacs (Host) (1:40)
You enjoyed it?
Isabel Hagen (1:41)
I think people sometimes assume I'm on some sort of crusade because I gave up music to pursue stand up comedy. But I really loved my time at Juilliard and my issue with music is only a battle with myself and my own performance anxiety, demons and you know. But I had a lot of great friends, really good experiences. It was a second home for me.
Maniacs (Host) (2:02)
Why did you decide to go into music at all?
Isabel Hagen (2:04)
I came from a musical family, so my dad is a jazz sax player and my older brother is a classical pianist and conductor. And my mother's musical, though not professional, but very musical family. And so it was just sort of
