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Most people in the Western world grow up with the received wisdom that Mozart was a genius. But few people necessarily know why. More than anyone... →
For too long, musicians have been the greatest enemy of music. Their lack of desire to proselytize is a kind of betrayal.
All roads for me lead back to Mozart. In his tragically short life, he breathed new life, fire and meaning into every form of music that existed in... →
The Southbank Centre Unlimited Festival was a distinct moment in time, an amazing counterpoint to the London 2012 Paralympics. There is no question... →
I free-form it, rock n' roll it. I'm a creature of risk, so I don't know how I'm going to explore a Beethoven symphony until I'm... →
Music is a lens through which to see who we are. Every phrase of every piece of music is trying to tell a story.
It's Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony I'm really looking forward to. Simon Rattle does it perfectly: he understands its primal rhythmic... →
Somerset desperately needs more high-end music making on its doorstep, so the chance to share great music spanning genres as diverse as orchestral... →
The way Fatboy Slim layers motifs is the same as 18th-century baroque counterpoint. You have an idea, then you have an answer to the idea in another... →
Classical music has become rarefied, like a maiden aunt that nobody wants to talk to.
I abhor the words 'classical music.' Few things satisfy me more than a really good cover version.
I hate playing the piano! And it's so hard to fight for Beethoven's soul! But that's what I have to do!
I spend so much of my time working away, but I love being here. My family is in Somerset, and this is where my heart is.
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