‘Keep on keeping on and be happy along the way. The journey isn’t always easy but it should bring you happiness.’
Clare Presland, mezzo soprano
‘Trust your instincts – they’re often more reliable than you think’
Pete Letanka, jazz pianist
‘I feel to be a rounded musician, I need to constantly be part performer, part composer and part audience’
Elena Langer, composer
‘I sit down in the morning and write notes’
Park Jiha, composer and multi-instrumentalist
‘Experience as much as possible beyond just music’
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.’
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