interviews with musicians – Page 164

Jessica Cottis, conductor

August 24, 2019 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

I find it very fascinating how music sounds different in different venues. We create music for a specific venue with every performance. All this said, I do love the Royal Albert Hall.

For me, concerts venues are all about the audience and the energy that happens. It can be someone’s living room or the Wigmore Hall; nothing beats the magical feeling of real communication through music.

Ian Arber, composer

August 10, 2019 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

“…write music as much as possible, every day! You can never stop learning so I find the more I write the better I become”. Interview with Ian Arber who wrote the BBC Proms theme tune