{ Origins }

"I always want to keep the creative process fresh, so I will look for external inspiration to push me in new directions – be it electronics, dance, visual art, or literature."

– Anna Clyne

“The thought of giving up music never crossed my mind. At one point, I thought I would like to be an archeologist… I eventually realized there were elements of those other pursuits that I could enact in my music. I have become sort of a musical archeologist, a digger and scholar in my music-making.”

My mother just looked in the Yellow Pages under ‘piano teachers’ and found the one that lived closest to us – rather like you might look for a plumber.

– STEPHEN HOUGH

“A recording can immortalize the best version of yourself with that piece. That’s quite a luxury to be able to do.”

– ISATA KANNEH-MASON