interviews with musicians – Page 125

Alexander Shelley, conductor

September 1, 2020 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

I like to joke that we conductors are the most polygamous of musicians – it is our job to fall head of heels in love with several new works a week.

Like a true architect, the biggest challenge is striking a balance between appeasing your artistic soul and satisfying the client. Magic happens when the client stretches the composer ‘just enough’ to get them out of their comfort zone – that ‘magic’ is called ‘growth’.

Erika Raum, violinist

August 28, 2020 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Erika Raum is a violinist with ARC Ensemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory, Toronto), which has quickly become one of Canada’s leading cultural ambassadors. The

Sabine Weyer, pianist

August 26, 2020 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

I like to be curious and one of my biggest passions is to explore new (I mean unknown) repertoire, rare works that are not so often performed in the normal concert seasons throughout the world.