Interviews with musicians, composers and conductors
“if I can provide a comfort, can convey and give emotion and move an audience, I would consider that a success”
Who or what have been the most important influences on your musical life and career? In one way or another, all of the singers in
I like to joke that we conductors are the most polygamous of musicians – it is our job to fall head of heels in love with several new works a week.
Like a true architect, the biggest challenge is striking a balance between appeasing your artistic soul and satisfying the client. Magic happens when the client stretches the composer ‘just enough’ to get them out of their comfort zone – that ‘magic’ is called ‘growth’.
Erika Raum is a violinist with ARC Ensemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory, Toronto), which has quickly become one of Canada’s leading cultural ambassadors. The
