I see my job to connect the past, the present and the future and bring that across to the audience in a compelling way,' says Irish violinist Catherine Leonard, who talks to Bernard Clarke about her experiences of performing new music.
Copyright ©2007 Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland.
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An Interview with Catherine Leonard
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Episode 1  listen [9.9M; 10:57]
- Beginnings with music and the violin
- Discovering contemporary music
- Difficulties and challenges in playing new music
- Collaborating with Ian Wilson
- Advantages of working with living composers
Music excerpts used:
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| 2:30 |
Eigenschatten Ian Wilson
(Catherine Leonard [vn]) © CMC |
| 7:17 |
From the Book of Longing Ian Wilson (Catherine Leonard [vn], Hugh Tinney [pf]) © River Run Records |
| 10:42 |
Movimientos I & II Benjamin Dwyer (Catherine Leonard [vn], Ortwin Sturmer [pf]) © Benjamin Dwyer |
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Episode 2 listen [10.2M; 11:08]
- Building interpretations of new works
- The changing relationship between composers and soloists
- New approaches to bringing new audiences to contemporary music
- Mixing new music with older music in concert programmes
- Creating a discourse between audience and performers
Music excerpts used:
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Violin Sonata No. 3 James Wilson (Catherine Leonard [vn], Réamonn Keary [pf]) © RTÉ |
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Sonata No. 5 James Wilson (Catherine Leonard [vn], Hugh Tinney [pf]) © James Wilson |
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Catherine Leonard was interviewed on video by Bernard Clarke in the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin, on 7 August 2007.
The views expressed in this interview are those of the persons concerned and are not necessarily those of the Contemporary Music Centre.
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