It’s important to choose pieces that you love. I try to put pieces together that contrast in emotion and get different responses from the audience.
Interviews with musicians, composers and conductors
It’s important to choose pieces that you love. I try to put pieces together that contrast in emotion and get different responses from the audience.
As a performing musician and educator, I define success as having the ability to connect with audiences, irrespective of their backgrounds and experiences, and make classical music relevant to everyone. There is a story behind every composer and work—it is our duty as performers to remind the public that the music we devote so much time in practicing is filled with emotion and life.
Every time I play a piece for the first time is special. You never know what’s going to happen. It’s the moment in which the potential of a piece is revealed.
My parents were not familiar with classical music. I was introduced to piano at school when I was 7; it was a shock and a blessing; I remember I was so excited I could hardly sleep for a few days.
Who or what inspired you to take up the piano and pursue a career in music? It was a fairly late realisation that it was