Living legend Maria Joao Pires draws on anecdotes and wisdom from a long life with music to share her perspectives on learning, stage, and life. Overcoming doubts, finding a voice, and seeking joy are themes throughout in this illuminating conversation.
0:00 Opening quote and titles
0:44 What we learn about life from the musical score
2:14 On taking risks and finding freedom on stage
3:17 Stage isn’t comfortable for me
5:23 On working with young musicians
8:24 Body and sound: finding your own truth and freedom
9:33 What I got from my teachers
12:42 Working with limits of small hands
14:24 On learning to find joy
14:59 Finding confidence
15:30 What Sviatoslav Richter represented for me
16:23 Keeping up freshness and growth
18:24 Keeping the faith
19:15 Closing credits or put music here
Filmed on location: The Gilmore, Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 2023
Video: Katalog-film.de