As a soloist, performing Ligeti for 100 school kids in the Queen Elizabeth Hall for the London Sinfonietta was particularly rewarding – it was the best (and noisiest) cheer I’ve ever received!
Tag: interviews with pianists
Stephen Marquiss, pianist & composer
Remember that art and life are an interweaving dance, and that one informs and inspires the other. Develop an instinct for which sacrifices are truly worth making and which risks are worth taking.
Sandro Ivo Bartoli, pianist
Everything is “difficult”: understanding the logic (or lack thereof) of artistic directors, negotiating tempos of piano concertos with conductors, liaising with concert promoters, managers and record companies and making sure that they will not “steal” your creative ideas
Adrian Lord, pianist
It is possible to achieve whatever you want so long as you keep working at it continuously, keeping the momentum going
Alexander Ullman, pianist
Who or what inspired you to take up the piano and pursue a career in music? Many people and things. My parents bought me a
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