‘Be persistent, dedicated, disciplined and passionate. Be yourself – that’s the tricky bit.’
Tag: music
Theo Browne, pianist
‘Take the music seriously. A pianist’s first responsibility is not to himself, but to the composer.’
Sergey Smbatyan, conductor
‘Learn the score before you learn the gesture – technique in front of an orchestra means nothing without total command of the music itself.’
Tamsin Jones, composer
‘Success means writing the music you want to write’
Mario Mattia, improvisational pianist
‘Practice builds technique. Listening makes it music.’
