Musical genius talking about arts, politics, philosophy and more… Andrei Gavrilov is a Swiss pianist of Russian descent. According to critics, he is among the world’s greatest concert pianists. His father was an eminent painter but it was his pianist mother who not only encouraged and taught him to play the piano but, more importantly,…

Q. In your book I came across an interesting thought that a performer “needs to know the personal life of every composer inside and out.” In general, the concept of thorough investigation is applicable to anything we do. But in practical matters it is information and logic that make the dots connected and bring clarity…