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My love for the piano and my curiosity about
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it, I think there is something maybe from childhood
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that stays with you, and then it kind of takes
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you on this journey. Still, I want to always
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stay surprised by the music that I'm finding.
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Beyond the Canon, in our upcoming episode. Concert
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pianist Anna Shelis traces her roots from Kharkiv,
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Ukraine, and through the voices of women composers
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she continues to discover with playing that speaks
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for itself. I had very traditional education.
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I played a lot of very traditional repertoire.
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I did piano competitions. So you really get to
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know kind of the canon. But I think what attracted
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me first to things that maybe I've never heard
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this piece before, or maybe there was not a recording
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of this piece before, I think at first it was
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kind of sense of freedom. And tradition is a
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certainly, it's a very valuable thing. But, you
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know, playing something, maybe it will be pieced
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by It's like a very famous composer, but not
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so well known. It just made me see a different
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side of even my approach to interpretation. And
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then, of course, as an artist, I think we all
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react to the world around us. You react to conversations
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in society, different political movements. The
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Ukrainian war certainly had a deep effect on
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me. work with women composers, I think also there's
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a conversation about women in society, their
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roles, you know, what historically the struggles
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they had. I think all of these things, they affect
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you. And then I feel you choose repertoires that
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sort of reflect your state of mind and what you
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care about. Music as witness. on a shell list
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on Ukraine, Forgotten Repertoire, and The Power
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of Music. Premieres tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5th
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at 8 p .m. Eastern Time. See you soon.
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My love for the piano and my curiosity about
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it, I think there is something maybe from childhood
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that stays with you, and then it kind of takes
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you on this journey. Still, I want to always
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stay surprised by the music that I'm finding.
00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:24.190
Beyond the Canon, in our upcoming episode. Concert
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pianist Anna Shelis traces her roots from Kharkiv,
00:00:27.050 --> 00:00:29.730
Ukraine, and through the voices of women composers
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she continues to discover with playing that speaks
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for itself. I had very traditional education.
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I played a lot of very traditional repertoire.
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I did piano competitions. So you really get to
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know kind of the canon. But I think what attracted
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me first to things that maybe I've never heard
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this piece before, or maybe there was not a recording
00:00:51.700 --> 00:00:53.960
of this piece before, I think at first it was
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kind of sense of freedom. And tradition is a
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certainly, it's a very valuable thing. But, you
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know, playing something, maybe it will be pieced
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by It's like a very famous composer, but not
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so well known. It just made me see a different
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side of even my approach to interpretation. And
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then, of course, as an artist, I think we all
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react to the world around us. You react to conversations
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in society, different political movements. The
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Ukrainian war certainly had a deep effect on
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me. work with women composers, I think also there's
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a conversation about women in society, their
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roles, you know, what historically the struggles
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they had. I think all of these things, they affect
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you. And then I feel you choose repertoires that
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sort of reflect your state of mind and what you
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care about. Music as witness. on a shell list
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on Ukraine, Forgotten Repertoire, and The Power
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of Music. Premieres tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5th
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at 8 p .m. Eastern Time. See you soon.
