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INTERVIEW | Edward Gardner | "whether I perform a piece or not is a matter of whether I have something new to bring"
Publish Date
September 12, 2023
Interviewees
Edward Gardner
Interviewers
Young-Jin Hur
Publisher
Where Cherries Ripen
Topics
balance between work and leisure
big recording projects
books Edward Gardner is reading
changing views on composers over time
comparison of British and Nordic music cultures
conducting personalities
conducting philosophy
current reading list
differences in conducting operas and symphonies
international tours
Mahler and Bruckner
opinions on composers such as Mahler, Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Grieg, Szymanowski, and Lutosławski
perceptions of European music hubs
personal and professional journey as a conductor
Plans for the future
playing the standard repertoire
recording and conducting practices
self-care routines
summer schedules of musicians
the role of audience engagement in classical music
UK music culture and education
upcoming visit to Korea
well-being in the music industry
People Mentioned
Ádám Fischer
Britten
Jakub Hrůša
Klaus Tennstedt
Lutosławski
Nikolai Lugansky
Philippe Herreweghe
Semyon Bychkov
Seong-Jin Cho
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Simon Rattle
Szymanowski
Umberto Eco
Works Mentioned
Bruckner's fourth, seventh, and eighth symphonies
Cast Away in the Moon
Firebird Suite
Król Roger
Mahler's first and eighth symphonies
Mendelssohn's symphonies
The Name of the Rose
The Wager by David Grann
Places Mentioned
Berlin
Germany
Korea
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
Poland
Seoul
UK
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