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Written by Willem Boone
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Page 1 of 10 Utrecht, 28 December 2006
Willem Boone (WB): Were you happy about last night’s concert?Leif Ove Andsnes (LOA): Yes, I like this hall (main hall of Muziekcentrum Vredenburg in Utrecht, WB), it’s one of the best modern concert halls
WB: Do you like it better than the Concertgebouw?LOA: That’s a magical hall, but it’s impossible to compare them!
WB: Was there a problem with the piano?LOA: Yes, one of the strings broke, which hasn’t happened to me in a few years!
WB: Was it fixed for the Brahms (The Piano Quintet was played after the intermission)LOA: Yes, it was.
WB: You played chamber music last night with a group of musicians with whom you probably don’t play very often, isn’t it a bit frustrating with relatively little time to rehearse?LOA: It can be frustrating, but it can also be fulfilling! There can be the excitement to meet other musicians for the first time, it’s a lot of give and take. You loose something, but you also gain something. The other musicians were wonderful last night, which made the performance special.
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