Each piece comes with its own challenges, but these are not frustrations. It is exhilarating to start a new piece and think about how to build its sonic world. I’ve been lucky enough to have huge variety in my work
Interviews with musicians, composers and conductors
Each piece comes with its own challenges, but these are not frustrations. It is exhilarating to start a new piece and think about how to build its sonic world. I’ve been lucky enough to have huge variety in my work
I would also say that my music is very much for the performer. I really deeply love musicians, and I want my music to be rewarding for them
Who or what inspired you to take up the cello and pursue a career in music? CA: I started the cello a little before I was
Who or what inspired you to take up a career in music? As a teenager I was lucky to have Jeremy Carter as my piano
I start from inspiration around a certain idea or sound performance, which I intuitively try to understand and write down. I let my ideas flow, often at the piano. Then I search for certain systems, rhythmic or melodic motifs, harmonies etc. that are present in this inspiration