Rafal Blechacz Professions : Classical pianist Born : June 30, 1985 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Rafal Blechacz I usually need a lot of time to be completely alone with the particular piece, the composer, and the instrument. I also prefer a very quiet atmosphere, and I usually choose pieces that are very close to my personality, my heart. I think the audience can feel it. Rafal Blechacz personality heart thinking As a pianist, our particular role is to enter a piece and its logic and create a particular interpretation from our understanding. The most important thing for the performer is, after all, to create a special atmosphere - we enter the composer's feelings and emotions and recreate them freshly for a given audience. Rafal Blechacz atmosphere understanding feelings It's important to play the pieces that you feel you can play well. It was always my dream to play Bach - my first love and fascination - Chopin, and Szymanowski. Rafal Blechacz first-love dream play I love Arthur Rubinstein, especially his live recordings. I think his Chopin Mazurkas, his interpretation of the Polonaises, and the Concertos of Chopin are just incredible. When I was a child, I wanted to play more and more Chopin because of his recordings. Rafal Blechacz play children thinking My earliest memories about music are connected with going to church and listening to organ music. I am not from a musical family, actually, and I remember my first musical fascination to be for organ music. I wanted to become an organist and not a pianist. Rafal Blechacz musical listening memories Once I started playing the piano, after my first small competition, I realized that the piano was the right instrument for me. Rafal Blechacz piano competition firsts I dreamt of playing in the big halls all over the world and it has always been my dream to play for people in many different countries. Rafal Blechacz dream play country A great artist can really enter the logic of any particular mazurka and fully understand the language of Chopin's music. Rafal Blechacz logic language artist There are so many people who are interested in classical music. Fortunately, I think many of them are quite young, so it's wonderful to present new programs to them. Rafal Blechacz wonderful people thinking Similar Authors Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli classical-pianist Artur Schnabel classical-pianist Helene Grimaud classical-pianist Evgeny Kissin classical-pianist Emanuel Ax classical-pianist Maurizio Pollini classical-pianist All Authors
