Who or what inspired you to take up the piano, and make it your career? That visceral excitement that you get listening to a live
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William Vann, conductor
Who or what inspired you to take up conducting and pursue a career in music? Between the ages of 10 and 12 I was a
Nelly Akopian-Tamarina, pianist
Who or what inspired you to take up the piano, and pursue a career in music? Both my parents were musical. My mother would take
Franck-Emmanuel Comte, harpsichordist/director
Go to concerts often, choose inspiring gurus and role models, listen to a wide variety of music, always stay open-minded to new ideas …
James Gilchrist, tenor
… treat every performance as equally important. It’s so easy to say the “big gigs” are the big ones. Of course they are. But the little ones matter just as much. Even more, perhaps
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