MEET THE ARTIST

Isata Kanneh-Mason, pianist

July 21, 2026 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

‘Having the freedom to choose your own projects and the confidence to be able to give all of yourself to them.’

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Steven Osborne, pianist

July 14, 2026 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

‘I think it’s our job to love the music’

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Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianists

June 18, 2026 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

‘Music has the power to transcend boundaries. We can feel it when that happens in concerts, and that feels like success.’

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Cheryl Frances-Hoad, composer

April 10, 2026 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

‘The most important thing is to feel you are writing the best music you possibly can. But it’s nice to be busy (but not too busy), to be valued by your peers, and to be appreciated by your audience too.’

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Daniel Kidane, composer

November 24, 2025 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

‘Keep on keeping on and be happy along the way. The journey isn’t always easy but it should bring you happiness.’

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Helen Grime MBE, composer

November 3, 2025 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

‘With each new piece, my intent is to create a new sonic world distinct to that piece. I love to create different layers in my music, and I am often drawn to detail and long expressive lines as well as rich harmonies.’

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Allan Clayton, tenor

October 20, 2025 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

‘Perform as much as you can: whether it be at your school, the local pub, the village hall, busking outside Argos…’

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Nikolai Lugansky, pianist

July 26, 2025 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

‘There’s no substitute for practice, but what truly nourishes my inspiration is simply listening to music.’

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Yulianna Avdeeva, pianist

October 11, 2024 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

In every concert I share a part of my soul, and my soul in turn keeps the memories of each single concert

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Xuefei Yang, guitarist

February 26, 2024 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Be true to yourself, and remind yourself why you want to be a musician

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MILOŠ, guitarist

October 13, 2023 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

There are maybe 100 other things we could have done, but we chose to be musicians

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Emma Johnson, clarinettist

May 11, 2023 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

My primary school offered me the chance to learn the clarinet when I was nine and I loved it from the word go.

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Christina McMaster, pianist

September 16, 2018 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

As well as musical influences, everyday life and occurrences influence me. What I bring to the stage is not only my performance and understanding of the music, but my personality, experience and perceptions. The work I do is affected by everything I encounter and perceive. So I go to lots of concerts and meet lots of different people, and generally feel open to new possibilities.

Judith Owen, singer-songwriter

September 14, 2018 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

The greatest pleasure comes from being a living breathing artist. From playing live, connecting with and making an audience laugh and cry. It’s what I always wanted… to connect. I remember my father telling me that if I my job was the thing I loved most in life, I’d be the luckiest person alive….

Bustafunk, composer and producer

September 12, 2018 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Do it with passion, and trust and listen to yourself. Be sensitive to the trends but do not be overwhelmed by them – continuing making your own sound and style, and remember that practicing over and over again can only make you better.

Laura Farré Rozada, pianist

September 10, 2018 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

I think it is extremely important to think about why you want to become a professional musician and what could be your contribution. In other words, to be creative, to question general assumptions in your field and to find your own voice. And above all, to be patient, proactive, persistent and determined to work hard.

Michalis Andronikou, composer

September 3, 2018 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music? I had some good teachers for sure and I admired

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