Interview – Page 224 – MEET THE ARTIST

Gwen Reed, double bassist

February 11, 2017 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Who or what inspired you to take up the double bass and pursue a career in music? My entire family are musicians, so I have

Working with particular musicians means you can compose tailor-made pieces specifically to them – one hopes this will lead to a piece that is of greater enjoyment and fulfilment for them but also, is a greater success overall

Moonkyung Lee, violinist

January 28, 2017 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Mozart, always. Especially his chamber music in the morning, it is so delightful to wake up to it and it makes a great start to my day. 

Richard Causton, composer

January 21, 2017 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Hearing one’s own music in concert is an incomparably powerful experience, simply because it’s the fulfilment of usually years of drafting, writing, developing, crafting, honing and revising ideas.