Lucia Micarelli

I've got, like, too many things that I'd like to try and do, so I'm trying to figure out where the natural pull is strongest.

When I have a chunk of time that I can really dedicate to music, I really want to get into it. I want to do some really hard stuff and push myself.

Conservatory training is so much. There's so much emphasis on playing perfectly in tune and being perfect and doing everything as it's written.

Classical music presents some of the world's most challenging pieces.

I love taking things out of context and playing with them and chopping up rules.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.