Who or what inspired you to take up the piano pursue a career in music?
Our mother. She was a pianist and a pupil of Marguerite Long.
Who or what have been the most important influences on your musical life and career?
Luciano Berio
What have been the greatest challenges of your career so far?
Being able to reinvent our repertoire each time we perform and take on a new project. For our latest project, Minimalist Dream House, we are especially proud to include a brand-new work, Thom Yorke’s Don’t Fear The Light. It’s Thom’s first composition for classical musicians and concert halls, and he is one of the musicians we admire the most. He is an amazing composer and artist, one of the most important of our time.
Which performance/recordings are you most proud of?
All of them!
They are part of an ‘ensemble’ and together they represent who we are today as people and musicians.
How do you make your repertoire choices from season to season?
We simply choose the music and composers we love
Do you have a favourite concert venue to perform in and why?
Like most classical musicians we love: Musikverein in Vienna, Philharmonie in Paris, Disney Hall in Los Angeles, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam as well as some of the small churches which can be miraculous to play in
Who are your favourite musicians?
Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Stravinsky, Miles Davis, Thom Yorke, Bryce Dessner, David Chalmin
What is your most memorable concert experience?
We recently played in Vienna at the Schoenbrunn Castle in front of an audience of 100,000, which reached even more worldwide via the TV broadcast
As musicians, what is your definition of success?
Never believe you’ve reached the pinnacle of success!
What do you consider to be the most important ideas and concepts to impart to aspiring musicians?
Use your imagination and don’t be afraid!
Where would you like to be in 10 years’ time?
On stage
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
To be with and have the people we love around us
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