I can see it must seem strange, but to me it was normality.… - Joanna MacGregor

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I can see it must seem strange, but to me it was normality. Really, my memory of my childhood is that the sun always shone and I spent all my time playing in the park. Since then I've discovered that some of the great musicians I admire - Charles Ives, John Cage, even Bob Dylan - had quite unconventional childhoods." Evening Standard - 04/07/2002

Joanna MacGregor

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Joanna MacGregor (born July 16, 1959, in London) is a British concert pianist, conductor, composer and festival curator. She is Head of Piano at The Royal Academy of Music and a Professor of London University.

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Alternative Names: Joanna Clare MacGregor

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My education was very intensive and I applied that training later on to playing the piano. I had always played, but having no one to compare myself to, I had no idea if I was any good.

As a musician you can cover everything. I'm not just a concert pianist.

What was most odd was that teachers would tell you what to do and what to think and they would write everything on a blackboard and you would copy it all down." The Evening Standard - 04/07/2002

I can see it must seem strange, but to me it was normality. Really, my memory of my childhood is that the sun always shone and I spent all my time pl… - Joanna MacGregor

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