How to be an Individual Artist: Interview with Aïda Lahlou
Aïda Lahlou discusses her album “Mirrors and Echoes,” emphasizing themes like nature and self-introspection, and advocating for individuality in classical music programming and artistry.
Preparing for the Chopin Competition: Interview with Yuanfan Yang
We think that a lot of piano playing and this kind of competition preparation is physical, but actually so much of it is mental. How you think mentally can affect how you play or practice something.
Aurélien Pontier: “Joyful Apocalypse” and the Power of Nostalgia
Ahead of his album release for Warner Classics, I had the pleasure of speaking to French pianist Aurélien Pontier about his new album “Joyful Apocalypse”. “The title is taken from an exhibition put on by the Musée d’Orsay which I visited some years ago,” Aurélien told me. “Artworks from fin-de-siècle Vienna were displayed,” he said,…
William Bracken: Taming the Turangalîla
An interview with pianist William Bracken in which he talks about Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony and his experience of learning it.
Matthew Johnson: More than a Musician’s Photographer
I talked to Matthew Johnson about being a musician’s photographer and his own creative journey which crosses paths with classical music.
Clare Hammond on “Ghosts and Whispers”
Clare Hammond talks about teaming up with composer John Woolrich and filmmakers the Quay Brothers in their grand multimedia project with sinister undertones, “Ghosts and Whispers”.
London Piano Festival 2022: A Conversation with co-founder Charles Owen
200 years on, the Schubertian idea of camaraderie and friendship among artists has travelled across Europe and come to rest at the heart of England’s bustling capital, London, in the form of the London Piano Festival, brainchild of acclaimed pianists Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva.
Literally Left-handed 