With Ten Fingers:
The Hidden Stories Behind Success
Lecture
Prof. Orit Wolf
Behind every award, every standing ovation, and every glittering success lies another story - one that is rarely told. It is the story of setbacks, disappointments, and moments of vulnerability. In this deeply personal and inspiring lecture, Prof. Orit Wolf sheds light on the hidden side of achievement: the failures that shaped her journey and became the very foundation of her international career as a pianist, creator, and innovation leader.
This lecture gives legitimacy to speak openly about what many prefer to conceal: the mistakes, struggles, and detours that are often blurred out of résumés and biographies. By sharing her own story with honesty and courage, Wolf invites participants to rethink the meaning of success and to embrace failure not as weakness but as the crucible of resilience, reinvention, and personal growth.
Through live performance and storytelling, she revisits three defining failures from her life. Each one seemed, at the time, like an endpoint - a lost opportunity, a painful rejection, a moment of despair. Yet each became a turning point: transformed through vision, discipline, and perseverance into a source of strength and direction.
How can a missed chance open a door to an entirely new horizon?
How can rejection fuel reinvention? How can silence become the starting point of renewal? The answers are revealed not only in words but also in music. At the piano, Wolf demonstrates how dissonance can resolve into harmony, how broken phrases can lead to new creations, and how fragility itself can be transformed into power.
Unlike conventional lectures on resilience or leadership, With Ten Fingers is both confessional and performative. It merges candid dialogue with live piano performance, creating a moving experience that goes far beyond theory. Participants do not only hear about Wolf’s path - they witness it unfolding through sound, metaphor, and conversation. It is an invitation to embrace failure openly, to speak about it honestly, and to understand that what we often perceive as weakness may be the foundation of our future strength.
Format:
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Guest Lecture – 75 minutes
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Designed for audiences of 15–800 participants in academic, corporate, and cultural contexts
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Combines storytelling, dialogue, and live piano performance
(Upon request, we can assist in arranging a baby grand piano through our trusted network of rental partners, ensuring the lecture can be delivered at any location.)
