The singular greatest challenge I’ve experienced is the result of asking “why don’t we change the shape of the piano?”. It turns out this is at least a life’s work!
Tag: interviews with pianists
Keval Shah, pianist
I feel very close to the songs of Hugo Wolf and love the process of analysing the detail of his writing and trying to figure out what he might be doing with the music. Playing songs is fascinating because you get to go inside the mind of a composer and get a sense of how they read poetry. In a way, songs are little acts of translation – the poetry as read by an individual, transformed into sound.
Haochen Zhang, pianist
Who or what have been the most important influences on your musical life and career? I would say that there is no single influence in
István Székely, pianist
My success is when I can transmit something that a genius composed
Gloria Chien, piano
Don’t be afraid to make your own path – what awaits you on the other side will be the most rewarding!
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