Interviews

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Christophe Rousset
Music of a Lost World
The harpsichordist and conductor Christophe Rousset is widely considered a leader in the contemporary revival of French Baroque music. A trained musicologist and founder of the French music ensemble “Les Talens Lyriques,” Rousset has been awarded the French honours of
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Words and Music and Imagination
An Interview With Evelyn Chang
Inspired by her two boys, Taiwan pianist Evelyn Chang wrote some little pieces for children. All were based on the animals that they met in their stories or saw in their life and so her collection, Fantasies for Children was
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In Touch with Composer/Performer Laura Moody
‘I Follow What Feels Exciting’ The work of boundary-pushing cellist, composer, songwriter, vocalist and performer Laura Moody is hard to define, such is the variety and diversity of her musical life. As a cellist she has performed with Björk, the
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Intermission Sessions
‘There isn’t a ‘wrong’ way to be mindful’
United by their passion to share the benefits of yoga and mindfulness with the wider musical world, Intermission is the brainchild of violinists Elena Urioste and Melissa White, both wonderful musicians in their own right who, in 2017, teamed up
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Pianist Angela Lau and Her Project Sharing Hong Kong Piano Music
Angela Lau is a Hong Kong pianist pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). In this interview, we discuss her latest performing project promoting music written by Hong
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The ambassador of women composers- Antonio Oyarzabal
Antonio Oyarzabal is a pianist with a serious commitment and passion for promoting music written by women composers. In addition to being named as the ambassador of Donne, Women in Music since 2021, Antonio recently released an album, El Fin
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Harriet Mackenzie and the World Heart Beat Music Academy
‘Music will be your Friend for Life’ On 24th March, internationally acclaimed violinist Harriet MacKenzie gives a concert to mark the opening of a new hall at the World Heart Beat Music Academy, a music school in southwest London offering
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The Bulletproof Musician: An Interview With a Performance Psychologist Noa Kageyama
Noa Kageyama is a performance psychologist who focuses on teaching performing artists to apply principles of sports psychology to demonstrate their full potential even under pressure. Noa has a thriving career. In addition to maintaining his popular performance psychology blog,
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