Charles Hazlewood quotes

All roads for me lead back to Mozart. In his tragically short life, he breathed new life, fire and meaning into every form of music that existed in his time. (Charles Hazlewood)
The Southbank Centre Unlimited Festival was a distinct moment in time, an amazing counterpoint to the London 2012 Paralympics. There is no question that a major shift in perspective is taking place, that the world is waking up and greeting - as if for the first time - the extraordinary community of people with disability. View quote
Charles Hazlewood
Music is a lens through which to see who we are. Every phrase of every piece of music is trying to tell a story. View quote
Charles Hazlewood
For too long, musicians have been the greatest enemy of music. Their lack of desire to proselytize is a kind of betrayal. View quote
Charles Hazlewood
Most people in the Western world grow up with the received wisdom that Mozart was a genius. But few people necessarily know why. More than anyone else, he captured this something which is the human condition, the fine line that we all constantly dance between joy and pain, between absolute happiness and absolute heartbreak. View quote
Charles Hazlewood
I'd like to explode a few myths about what we call classical music. It's not high art for the titillation of a chosen few. View quote
Charles Hazlewood
I hate playing the piano! And it's so hard to fight for Beethoven's soul! But that's what I have to do! View quote
Charles Hazlewood