‘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.’
Andrey Gugnin, pianist
‘That rising flow which appears (not always, sadly), when it feels as though it’s not you performing the music but music itself being performed by you — this is a truly astonishing feeling’