interviews with musicians – Page 95

Christine Ott, Ondiste

August 26, 2021 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

The Ondes Martenot is a very sensual instrument, with an incredible sonic palette. I discovered it when I was studying piano at the Strasbourg Conservatory

Filippo Gorini, pianist

August 23, 2021 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

I am at my best in works that require deep concentration, a good sense of long structures and continuous, unbroken tension. I am least comfortable with miniatures and character pieces.

Everything you experience in life goes into your music and your interpretations. Talking with friends, reading books, going to the theatre, travelling, seeing a movie, reading the news, experiencing the tragedy of this awful pandemic….all of that ends up in what you produce later on at the piano.

Christoph Zimper, composer & clarinettist

August 16, 2021 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Your own compositions are like your baby. It is the hardest and simultaneously the most beautiful thing to let them go and open them up to numerous interpretations.