Sep 15, 2017
The traditions of the Moscow Conservatory are very rich and all of us who teach are trying to preserve them.  We try to help the youngsters find the spirit of the works, to be profound and not superficial.  The technical mastery is very important, but what’s even more important is to discover the content of a composition and to relate it to the public.  The modern piano allows so many possibilities.  Its tone palette is so rich.  It can sound like a full orchestra, and the artistic level must come up to the technical level to give the composers what they wanted.
Tatiana Nikolayeva
