Leila Josefowicz's Quotes
Born: 1977-10-20
Profession: Musician
Nation: Canadian
Biography of Leila Josefowicz
Classical music has been based on works people love and come back to for aural comfort.
Tags: Love, Music, WorksI suppose that's why new music and I go well together, because new music often requires maintaining great rhythm.
Tags: Great, Music, TogetherI think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure.
Tags: Great, Humor, TreasureIf I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.
Tags: Done, Exciting, GreatIt's nice not to have the majority of the attention on me like there is when playing a concerto with an orchestra.
Tags: Attention, Nice, PlayingMy goal would be trying to bring some light to the world, which is often a dark and violent place.
Tags: Dark, Goal, TryingPeople, of all ages, are far more open than you might think to being moved in new ways.
Tags: Far, Might, OpenWhen the music is physically demanding, I want to make sure that the effort involved is put across to the audience through physical gesture.
Tags: Effort, Music, PutYou're playing serious music, and you want to be taken seriously. When they get my age wrong on the program, I wish they'd make me older.
Tags: Age, Music, Wish