‘I feel to be a rounded musician, I need to constantly be part performer, part composer and part audience’
Category: pianist
Anastasiya Bazhenova, pianist
‘For me, success means living a musical life on my own terms — with honesty, depth, and freedom.
It’s not about numbers or noise. It’s about presence, attention, and the invisible shift that can happen in a room when music reaches someone.’
Arsentiy Kharitonov, composer & pianist
‘My main responsibility as a composer is to ensure my work can stand on its own, independent of my presence.’
Isabel Dobarro, pianist
‘Presenting new works and innovative programming is essential’
Aïda Lahlou, pianist
‘Before seeking to grow audiences, we should seek to deepen the connection we have with our existing audiences’
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