Interviews with musicians, composers and conductors
I can’t recreate it on demand. I know from experience that no matter how carefully I prepare for my performances at home, the atmosphere onstage alone will make a performer feel completely different.
I always need to be truly excited for what I do on stage. In this very moment of a performance it is the most important thing in the world.
Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in music? I’m from a large family where music was part of family life. My parents
Success on the outside can only be achieved if you first of all recognize your own value inside.
As a musician, for myself the most successful moments I have are those brief flickers, when rehearsing a piece, when one suddenly understands a buried structure, mood, feeling or moment, and how it ties everything together and how to give clarity to that expression: those moments when, after studying, developing and rehearsing, one has a flash of insight.
