Gloria and I flew to Munster together on the concert morning, meeting the rest of the quartet who had taken an unconscionably early flight from Stansted that morning. The Lufthansa plane was too small for me, and 20 minutes before landing we ran into the worst turbulence that I have ever experienced , which pitched [...]
December 2, 2009
Dimensions of the Clouds In March 1991, I visited Istanbul for the first time. There were two concerts on the agenda; one a performance of ‘Dimensions’ with the Istanbul State Orhestra, the other a recital with Aaron Shorr, which would include S?d?ka’s new work for piano and violin. It was a very interesting time [...]
November 30, 2009
Interview on Collaboration University or York Music Press 2008 The Kreutzer Quartet have commissioned countless (how many?) new works over the years they have been together – what is the motive for commissioning new works when the string quartet repertoire is already so rich? I think that it is worth beginning by saying [...]
November 27, 2009
To my suprise-New Scientist Magazine (15th September Issues) has published a letter that I wrote. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727780.300-acoustic-intent.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=letters Scattered thoughts on being a vagrant musician
November 8, 2009
Scattered thoughts on being a vagrant musician. Aaron and I have just played George Rochberg’s entire violin and piano music in one go at the Arsenale as part of the Venice Biennale. I am absolutely shattered, my hands aching, my brain empty, and the inevitable downer that follows a big concert. There was certainly something [...]
December 3, 2009