The basis for my artistry is really my humanity
first. I would say whatever I want to achieve
as a human comes first. And then my art, the
fact that I happen to be a pianist and that I've
got this technique on this instrument or I've
got this voice that I can use on the stage and
so on. That's just a vehicle to try and achieve
those things. I'm really attracted to both the
meaning behind the pieces. How do we translate
an inert piece of musical notation into something
that has meaning for real living humans with
a beating heart? Impact is something I should
chase a lot more than recognition. I wish...
more musicians fly with their ideas and actually
make something that they own and that they can,
you know, move the needle in a way that benefits
artists and benefits our industry in real terms
rather than benefits institutions. For our upcoming
episode, Mirrors and Echoes, I invited Aida Lalu,
UK -based award -winning pianist and multidisciplinary
artist, to reflect on her debut album and the
ideas shaping her work today, sound, risk, creativity,
and artistic agency. Join us tomorrow, January
27th at 8 p .m. Eastern Time on our YouTube channel
for the video premiere. The audio episode will
be available simultaneously wherever you listen
to podcasts. See you tomorrow.