emigrating to america. leningrad was a city, when it was called leningrad. leningrad today, st petersburg. the dna, the roots are there, i ve always been, always will be. but then what happens is that i come to america, i live five years, my first five years in new york, and then i conduct grand rapid symphony in michigan, and buffalo philharmonic, so altogether i think, what, 13, 14 years of life in america, becoming us citizen, having been stripped of my soviet citizenship when i applied for immigration. and, in a way, i suppose one could call it being born for the second time, in certain ways. and then, life directs me to france and it was a change that happened both professionally as well as personally because i took the direction of the orchestre de paris and, at the same time, my life with marielle labeque has begun.
in certain ways. and then, life directs me to france and it was a change that happened both professionally as well as personally because i took the direction of the orchestre de paris and, at the same time, my life with marielle labeque has begun. and so ever since, and now it has been 33 years, i ve been living in france. so i couldn t really define because the experience enriches your roots and enriches your identity and, of course, the privilege of being able to not only to travel as a tourist but actually work with orchestras, so opera houses in germany, austria, in this country in uk, in london specifically, and elsewhere. there you go, that is the life of a maestro. you did use that word roots , and if one takes the metaphor of a tree, a tree does have roots somewhere, and would it be fair to say, if i pushed you, that you are, in a sense,
my life with marielle labeque has begun. and so ever since, and now it has been 33 years, i ve been living in france. i couldn t really define because the experience enriches your roots and enriches your identity and, of course, the privilege of being able to not only to travel as a tourist but actually work with orchestras, so upper houses in germany, austria, in this country in uk, in london specifically, and elsewhere. there you go, that is the life of a maestro. you didn t use that word roots , and if one takes the metaphor of a tree, a tree does have roots somewhere, and would it be fair to say, if i pushed you, that you are, in a sense, a musician of russia? no, i don t think so. you see, this is the question that i m being asked forever, who are you?
Get your own copy of this album at SwapaCD.com. If you're not yet a member, your first 2 cds and membership are free! All you have to do is post 10 cds you want to get rid of. Visit the site to find a huge selection of music!
Pianists Cho Seong-jin, Yiruma to perform in celebration of World Piano Day koreatimes.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from koreatimes.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.