Marguerite Haladjian: Interview with Marc Minkowski

"Mark Minkowski occupies a unique place in today’s musical landscape. Originally trained as a bassoonist, he later turned to conducting baroque music. Very early on he showed his inclination to reconcile form and content, genres and periods. His goal is to express the riches of a variety of repertoire from the 17th through the 20th-century, and to transmit his own cohesive world view and culture through his many productions. His enthusiasm, playfulness and imagination—inseparable from the serious work of mastering a score —reveal an inquisitive person always on the lookout for new emotions. Minkowski is truly animated by music. Marguerite Haladjian talked extensively with him for Goldberg..."

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