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.
Tag: interviews with pianists
Beatrice Berrut, pianist
I am a Lisztian from head to toe, and when playing his music, I feel like I am speaking my mother tongue.
Sara de Sanctis, pianist, composer & songwriter
I think that if we want classical music to reach out to younger people, we have to be able to welcome them in the first place. And by that I mean that any form of adaptation, manipulation, sampling of classical works, has to be seen in a positive light, rather than as a menace to their integrity.
Martin Klett, pianist
Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in music and who or what have been the most important influences on your musical life
David Holzman, pianist
I am inspired by large, complex and mythical works where I can feel conversations-supportive or contradicting- between voices, hands and the rest of my body and mind. It started with Bach and Beethoven and gradually reached Schoenberg, Messaien, Wolpe and many others.
Sara Costa, pianist
Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in music and who or what have been the most important influences on your musical life
