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I wanted people to be moved by whateverI played. I concentrated on this idea and later realized that it let me encounter the egoMr Herrgott turned the tea party into a musical performance and a lecture allowing participants to explore the power of music.“Scientifically, to explain the phenomenon of performing music, when I play a note on my piano, you will hear only a note,” he said. “But when you analyze this note, behind it is several notes vibrating and creating additional sounds.”He suggested that the harmonious vibrations of music harbour a mystic power. A tone can be dull or resonate with the power to create pleasure or to stimulate people to create positive change.While some musicians seek repu- tation and social status, Mr Herrgott insists that being a musician is a matter of listening to the heart and loving what you do. As a pianist he is sometimes overly enthusiastic toplease people with his music, and has to remind himself that this kind of ego can obstruct musicians from finding true pleasure from the profession.“You can’t get out of fame or success without suffering,” Mr Herrgott said, as he related his early career as a musician. When asked why he had to play music, his answer at the time was to impress people – not realizing that this detracts from the essential meaning of music.“I wanted people to be moved by whatever I played. I concentrated on this idea and later realized that it let me encounter the ego. It was like the feeling when we want people to love us or want to please a girl. I finally came back to ask myself if this idea was really relevant to music. Music is not something you try to be, but you just have to be into it.”48 Elite+