by Marksonagency | Oct 14, 2012 | Concerts & Events, People, Pianists
“PA We’ve been together artistically as a piano duo, and as a couple, for almost twenty years. We met very young, at the studio of our piano teacher. We spend time alone on our parts – sorting out technical details individually, so when we rehearse...
by Marksonagency | Oct 11, 2012 | Composer, People, Pianists
“I am on a new project. Because of time management issues in recent years due to having a child, I’ve become more project based. When I sit down to practice I have a very good idea of what it is I’ll be working at. I’m good at managing my time...
by Marksonagency | Oct 10, 2012 | People, Pianists
“IV We’re really busy, I’m about to fly to Bulgaria to start a cycle of Brahms chamber works being performed between October and April. It’s taken a year to set up; the musicians are from Denmark, France, Hungary, Germany, Slovakia and the UK, it was...
by Marksonagency | Oct 8, 2012 | People, Pianists
“I’ve been playing the piano almost all my life; I started the grades late so only got up to Grade 7 before I left school. After I got my Physics degrees I worked at the European Space Agency in Darmstadt for 36 years where I was responsible for a...
by Marksonagency | Aug 6, 2012 | People, Pianists
“I sometimes think about the way musicians look at the piano and about the relationship we pianists have with our instrument. You open a violinist’s case and you see pictures of family, friends, loved ones. They cherish their instrument, polish it, always handle...
by Marksonagency | Jun 25, 2012 | People, Pianists
“I originally come from the Scottish Borders. I remember my aunt encouraged me to start when I was nine or ten. I wasn’t the slightest bit interested. I was always out doing active, sporty things, and then five minutes before the lesson I’d do a little bit of...
