MEET THE ARTIST

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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Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, pianist

March 7, 2025 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

‘Try to absorb as much of the industry as possible as there is so much that is now accessible, not only live concerts but the online world as well. It all helps with learning and gaining experience by watching and listening to others.’

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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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Kathryn Tickell, Northumbrian piper & composer

September 25, 2024 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

If I can make people want to dance and send them home happy then I’m proud to feel that my music has done its job

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Joseph Middleton, pianist

April 1, 2024 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Be curious about everything. Find what you love and people who make you tick. Work hard. Enjoy it.

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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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Stephanie Childress, conductor

November 4, 2023 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

I truly believe that the act of communicating one’s ideas starts with building and strengthening your own interpretation of the work

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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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Carla Rees, alto and bass flute player

May 30, 2017 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

My favourite pieces to play are the ones where it feels the composer really understands my instrument and has something meaningful to say; it’s important to me that the music expresses something, even if that’s something a little unusual or unexpected.

Melissa Parmenter, composer

May 27, 2017 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

When composing for film, it’s a challenge because you are writing music that has to satisfy both yourself, but most importantly the film director. The music needs to tell the story and the film is so dependent on the music to do this.

Catherine Gordeladze, pianist

May 24, 2017 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Everything started when I was three years of age. My parents enjoyed playing our grand piano though they themselves were not professional musicians. Their piano playing greatly influenced my interest in that particular instrument.

Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano

May 20, 2017 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Study, listen, watch, and then remember to find yourself in all of that information being thrown at you. We can be good and being good students, but there’s a big leap to working professionally and becoming your own artist

Aleksander Szram, Pianist

May 17, 2017 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

I would say that every piece, every concert is a great challenge – the life of a working musician is endless problem-solving, with each solution only leading to new problems/issues to address. In a way, every moment is a great challenge, as you’re always reaching for a perfection that can never be achieved

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