‘Keep on keeping on and be happy along the way. The journey isn’t always easy but it should bring you happiness.’
Isabelle Haile, soprano
‘It’s never too late to pursue your passion and inspire others’
Eva Maria Doroszkowska, pianist
Music is not a career, it’s a vocation
Asako Ogawa, pianist
‘Learning from the past is essential to shaping the future.’
Christopher Braime, conductor
‘You have to find meaning in a series of dots and dashes, written on a page by someone, often hundreds of years ago’
Rieko Makita, pianist & composer
‘I choose music that speaks to me — pieces that pull me in emotionally. I think that connection is so important because you’re going to be spending a lot of time with the piece. It’s like entering a relationship.’
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