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My love for the piano and my curiosity about it, I think there is something, uh, maybe from childhood that stays with you. And then it kind of takes you on this journey. Still, I want to always stay surprised by the music that I'm finding.
Beyond the Canon. In our upcoming episode, concert pianist Anna Scheles traces her roots from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and through the voices of women composers, she continues to discover with playing that speaks for itself.
I had very traditional education. I played a lot of very traditional repertoire. I did piano competitions. So you really get to know kind of the canon. But I think what attracted me first to things that maybe I've never heard this piece before, or maybe there is not a recording of this piece before, I think at first it was kind of sense of freedom. And tradition is certainly, it's a very valuable thing, but, you know, playing something, maybe it will be piece by, it's like very famous composer, but not so well known. It just, made me see a different side of even kind of my approach to interpretation. And then, of course, as an artist, I think we all react to the world around us. About— you react to conversations in society, different political movements. Ukrainian War certainly had a deep effect on me. My work with women composers, I think, also the conversation about women in society, their roles, you know, what historically the struggles they had. I think it— all of these things, they affect you. And then I feel you choose repertoires that sort of reflect your state of mind and what you care about.
Music as witness. Anna Shalest on Ukraine, forgotten repertoire, and the power of music. Premieres tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5th at 8:00 PM Eastern time. See you soon.
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