She performs at the Victoria Concert Hall on Oct 16 and 17.
SINGAPORE – Acclaimed French classical pianist Helene Grimaud, who has earned a reputation for playing by her own rules, thinks there should be no contradiction between freedom and fidelity.
In an hour-long roundtable with media on Oct 15, the 54-year-old was voluble and erudite about her life and music. “One thing that has always fascinated me is trying to reach this reconciliation of opposites, whether it’s in the work or the way you live life,” she says, fresh out of rehearsals with music director Hans Graf and the SSO.
Helene Grimaud is known for her exquisite rubato – the expressive fluctuation of strict timing in performance – and her intensely individual interpretations of classical composers. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR “On the one hand, I like this idea of the artisan – of people who shape the stone. There’s something beautiful and noble about it, and this is what you do when you practise and rehearse.
She has also been a Rolex Testimonee since 2009 and says she is “extremely lucky” to have the partnership with the watch brand. She adds: “Any large corporation worldwide, I think, has a responsibility to support things which make us ultimately human and nurture those things so that they can be preserved for generations to come.”
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