Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music? I’ve always had an innate attraction to music. My mother
Author: The Cross-Eyed Pianist
Frances Wilson is a pianist, writer, music and arts reviewer, music PR, and blogger on classical music and pianism under the pen name 'The Cross-Eyed Pianist'
Liza Bec, alternative multi-instrumentalist
For me, success is having the creative freedom to express yourself and play the music you love the most
Alexey Shor, composer
Whether a piece is commissioned or not, the challenge is always the same: to write something that I feel I would enjoy listening to as an audience member. A lot of music gets discarded because it does not pass that test.
Sergey Smbtayan, conductor
To be unique, believe in the power of music, love music irrevocably, try to understand what music people enjoy and not to just follow trends and, last but not least, be maximally objective in what one can achieve – these are the things I would pass on to aspiring musicians.
Ludovico Troncanetti, pianist
I’m firmly convinced that, as musicians, we do not have to play the music but rather reincarnate it
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