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Mozart Reloaded
“I was intrigued by Mozart Sonatas and remixed them using the language of electro-acoustic music combined with piano. I’m...
“It was the 1970’s, I was seven and my sister was five and we had to flee from Chile; we lived in Santiago. My granny used to play the Tango...
“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 start with an image in my mind and then I make some words and a melody, the image is like a little seed which then grows. I’ve always been very...
“I learnt piano as a child, did some of the grades at school and then I had a very long period of not developing my piano playing at all. I am...
“We started off in the States, moved around quite a lot from New York and Mexico and Florida ending up in England via Scotland. I remember as one of seven...
“I was playing on a cruise ship in Alaska and we were getting towards the end of the set. The ocean was completely beautiful and very, very calm;...
“I chose to record my CD in this particular hall because I’ve played many piano concerts there, I’m familiar with the piano and I’m very fond...
“My family all live in Tokyo so fortunately none of them were affected by the tsunami, but it was a huge shock. Many concert halls were totally destroyed...
“Initially I was working on an electric keyboard, but by the time I got to Grade V, I realised that I needed to work on an acoustic piano. Because...
“I am just about to go on tour with the Goldberg Variations to Singapore and Australia. It takes 80 minutes to play the full version. I...