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Audience want more live music: Canadian pianist on India tour

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:11 AM IST

Known as one of the most exciting young Canadian pianists worldwide, Berenika, has trotted the globe performing at some of the most prestigious concert halls recently had a series of perfomances during her maiden tour to India.

"Recorded albums don't excite me much. I love playing live and the music lovers today don't wish to listen to music on a record layer inside a room but want to enjoy the magic of music in open air and with people around, " Berenika told PTI.

Berenika who is known not just for being active with hitting right notes at piano but also for being a fine interpreter, got engrossed in experimenting with piano notes, when she was just three years old.

By the time she was nine the pianist prodigy had performed her debut solo show with Symphony orchestra. She has appeared with major orchestras including the Pittsburgh and Toronto Symphony Orchestras, the Boston Civic Symphony among others.

Quizzed about her choice of Piano as her passion Berenika says, " The piano is not just amazing in terms of music but it is exciting in terms of experimentation as well. It is infinitely complex with infinite number of compositions."

Berenika who was introduced for livestream concerts by Yamaha, believes that technology advances create an impact everywhere in lives and music performance is no exception.

"I love technology but I don't believe in underestimating human capability and expertise. No matter how good output technology produces the emotional factor remains absent in its composition," says Berenika. MORE

  

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First Published: Jul 18 2012 | 12:35 PM IST

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