Chichester Music Society combines with the University of Chichester to welcome Cypriot classical pianist Martino Tirimo on Wednesday, February 5.
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00:00Good morning, my name is Phil Hewitt, Group Answer to Sussex Newspapers. Lovely this morning
00:06to speak to Martino Turrimo, who is coming to the University of Chichester for a very
00:12special day on, it's the 5th of February, isn't it? A very special day which will comprise
00:19masterclass with a number of students and then a concert in the evening which will feature
00:25some of those students and yourself. It's a lovely prospect, isn't it? But you were
00:29saying a masterclass is a difficult thing for a student, isn't it?
00:34It can be very, very, very difficult but I'm looking forward to working with the students
00:42there and on this occasion there is a special purpose in that afterwards they will be able
00:53to perform their pieces, the pieces that we have worked on and I think this is very important.
01:07For me, performance is really the best teacher. You learn an enormous amount when you're under
01:17pressure.
01:18The pressure is important, is it?
01:23Maybe, but performing is not the same as practising in your own home. There is a very, very big
01:35difference and it's wonderful that we're giving the opportunity to the students to perform
01:42at this concert.
01:43Exactly. And what's your hope at the end of the day that the students will take away with
01:48them from the masterclass? What do you hope they will gain?
01:51Well, we will try to analyse the pieces at hand and understand the language of the composer
02:05a little bit better because I believe that the performer's duty is really to the composer,
02:19first and foremost, not to exhibit one's own gifts, if you like, but to present the
02:32composition according to the wishes of the composer. Naturally, this will be in accordance
02:40to how you perceive the composition, how you understand the language of the composer.
02:46Exactly. And this is a happy engagement for you. You have a good relationship with Chichester.
02:51You've performed there before, haven't you, of course?
02:54Yes, I'm looking forward to it very much.
02:57Fantastic. Well, lovely to speak to you and have a fantastic day,
03:01masterclass and concert in the evening. Great to speak to you. Thank you.
03:05Thank you so much.