‘Talk up to audiences. Make everything authentically and unapologetically rich, complex, mysterious, tentacular, extraordinary, a little intimidating, perhaps, but ultimately more seductive because of that.’
Interviews with musicians, composers and conductors
‘Talk up to audiences. Make everything authentically and unapologetically rich, complex, mysterious, tentacular, extraordinary, a little intimidating, perhaps, but ultimately more seductive because of that.’
‘I sit down in the morning and write notes’
‘Experience as much as possible beyond just music’
‘My main responsibility as a composer is to ensure my work can stand on its own, independent of my presence.’
‘Success is simply the joy of having moved my audiences, either in performance or through my compositions.’