![]() ![]() "If we perceive music as old, dusty and elite, or if it feels modern, relevant and inclusive to us, depends so much on the context," Ott added.Ĭhopin, whose cycle of Opus 28 Preludes dominate the set list, still sounds remarkably relevant today. And to prove it she served up nearly 200-year-old music by Chopin mixed with a contemporary work that looks back in time by the Canadian composer, pianist and genre-buster Chilly Gonzales. "Music is timeless," the 34-year-old German-born pianist told the audience. But first, it was given pride of place atop our trusty Yamaha upright - a talisman of good things to come. She immediately got to work, folding an origami swan, which would be her own contribution. When Alice Sara Ott walked into our Tiny Desk office space she was fascinated by all the knickknacks and doodads musicians have left on the shelves over the years.
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