Interviews Archives an exclusive Classical Music e-Magazine Sun, 21 Dec 2025 02:55:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Winnie Cheung: A Life in Music, From Hong Kong to the Heartbeat of Tango https://interlude.hk/winnie-cheung-a-life-in-music-from-hong-kong-to-the-heartbeat-of-tango/ https://interlude.hk/winnie-cheung-a-life-in-music-from-hong-kong-to-the-heartbeat-of-tango/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:59:27 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143024 Born and raised in Hong Kong, pianist and bandoneonista Winnie Cheung began piano lessons at age five. Though she spent many years rigorously practicing in her formative years, she grew restless with the solitary nature of traditional classical training. “I

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]]> https://interlude.hk/winnie-cheung-a-life-in-music-from-hong-kong-to-the-heartbeat-of-tango/feed/ 0 Musical Joy: Checking Back with Beatrice Nicholas https://interlude.hk/musical-joy-checking-back-with-beatrice-nicholas/ https://interlude.hk/musical-joy-checking-back-with-beatrice-nicholas/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:32:43 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=141997 We talked with pianist Beatrice Nicholas a month ago when she was about to launch into no fewer than 5 different concerts for Black History Month in the UK. Two were full solo recitals; two were joint events, where she

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]]> https://interlude.hk/musical-joy-checking-back-with-beatrice-nicholas/feed/ 0 HK Duo at 25: A Journey of Friendship, Freedom, and Faith in Music https://interlude.hk/hk-duo-at-25-a-journey-of-friendship-freedom-and-faith-in-music/ https://interlude.hk/hk-duo-at-25-a-journey-of-friendship-freedom-and-faith-in-music/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:15:11 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=141879 A quarter of a century has passed since pianists Hui Ling and Julie Kuok joined forces to form HK Duo in the year 2000. What began as an artistic experiment has matured into one of Hong Kong’s most enduring chamber

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]]> https://interlude.hk/hk-duo-at-25-a-journey-of-friendship-freedom-and-faith-in-music/feed/ 0 The Passage of Sound: Aristo Sham’s Musical Timeline https://interlude.hk/the-passage-of-sound-aristo-shams-musical-timeline/ https://interlude.hk/the-passage-of-sound-aristo-shams-musical-timeline/#respond Sun, 02 Nov 2025 16:44:33 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=141503 Fresh from his victory at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and the release of a new recording titled Timeline, pianist Aristo Sham reflects on a period of extraordinary growth. Preparing for one of the world’s most demanding competitions and recording

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]]> https://interlude.hk/the-passage-of-sound-aristo-shams-musical-timeline/feed/ 0 Ermonela Jaho with Opera Rara Rediscovering Donizetti and Reviving Puccini https://interlude.hk/ermonela-jaho-with-opera-rara-rediscovering-donizetti-and-reviving-puccini/ https://interlude.hk/ermonela-jaho-with-opera-rara-rediscovering-donizetti-and-reviving-puccini/#respond Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:33:12 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=141470 It was once again time to catch up with the deliciously busy Ermonela Jaho, described in The Economist as “the world’s most acclaimed soprano.” But was it more than that, Jaho is surely one of the most eloquent and outspoken

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]]> https://interlude.hk/ermonela-jaho-with-opera-rara-rediscovering-donizetti-and-reviving-puccini/feed/ 0 The Joys of Music: An Interview with Beatrice Nicholas https://interlude.hk/the-joys-of-music-an-interview-with-beatrice-nicholas/ https://interlude.hk/the-joys-of-music-an-interview-with-beatrice-nicholas/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:41:32 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=141055 We had a talk the other day with pianist and composer Beatrice Nicholas. She’s a virtuoso pianist and at the same time is so active in imagining all the places the music can go that you really need to follow

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]]> https://interlude.hk/the-joys-of-music-an-interview-with-beatrice-nicholas/feed/ 0 Rae Pung: Shaping the Next Generation of Pianists Through Virtù d’Arte https://interlude.hk/rae-pung-shaping-the-next-generation-of-pianists-through-virtu-darte/ https://interlude.hk/rae-pung-shaping-the-next-generation-of-pianists-through-virtu-darte/#respond Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:48:49 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=140941 Singaporean pianist Rae Pung has already established an international profile as a performer and teacher and is now the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the upcoming 2026 Virtù d’Arte International Piano Competition & Festival. Her musical journey, which began at

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]]> https://interlude.hk/rae-pung-shaping-the-next-generation-of-pianists-through-virtu-darte/feed/ 0 The Invisible Soloist: An Interview with Lani Spahr https://interlude.hk/the-invisible-soloist-an-interview-with-lani-spahr/ https://interlude.hk/the-invisible-soloist-an-interview-with-lani-spahr/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:42:19 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=139856 The past is a different country, and sometimes this becomes clearest in the most unexpected places. We spoke recently with Lani Spahr, who did the audio restoration on the recent SOMM Recording Siegfried Wagner Conducts Richard Wagner, taking recordings made

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]]> https://interlude.hk/the-invisible-soloist-an-interview-with-lani-spahr/feed/ 0 Matched Sounds: An Interview with Matilda Lloyd https://interlude.hk/matched-sounds-an-interview-with-matilda-lloyd/ https://interlude.hk/matched-sounds-an-interview-with-matilda-lloyd/#respond Mon, 01 Sep 2025 16:15:26 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=139712 In her fourth album, English trumpeter Matilda Lloyd finally matched with an instrument that could keep up with the powerful sound of her horn. With organist Richard Gowers, she has been working on Fantasia: Works for trumpet and organ (Chandos),

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]]> https://interlude.hk/matched-sounds-an-interview-with-matilda-lloyd/feed/ 0 Celebrating the Master: An Interview with Benjamin Appl https://interlude.hk/celebrating-the-master-an-interview-with-benjamin-appl/ https://interlude.hk/celebrating-the-master-an-interview-with-benjamin-appl/#respond Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:49:46 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=139869 In 2009, the young Benjamin Appl was going to a masterclass with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Nerves everywhere, but not when he got up to perform the Schubert songs that Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau had requested. By the end of the masterclass, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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