Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in music? Entertaining audiences. Getting a reaction from a group of people, positive or negative, is always special; it’s my main reason for performing. Who or what have been the most important influences on your musical life and career? I’ve met lots of performers since I…
Tag: Meet the Artist
Antonio Gradanti, composer
I’m a very visual person, so the look of a film, how it’s filmed, the angles, and the colour, all play a part in how it sounds.
Martin Tillman, cellist/composer
Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music? My dad and mom, David and Regina. They ran a music camp every summer on a beautiful mountain top in Switzerland. There was music in the whole house. I always loved music, and there I recognized the cello as a…
Rosita Piritore, composer
The composer must produce what he/she has in his/her mind, pursuing his/her own musical language, but also taking into account particularities of the commission and exploiting them to his/her advantage.
Howard Skempton, composer
I am always seeking to develop my musical language. I hope it is flexible enough to adapt to a wide variety of circumstances.
Sandro Naglia, conductor
The challenge is to enter the deep well of the score, the fulfilment comes when you reach a complete empathy with the players in real time, and this can possibly make the music spring.
