Maria Mazo

What is your favorite meal?

My Mum's cooking.

Do you have a favorite motto or proverb that you live your life by?

As one of my first piano teachers said: To play fast, one has to play fast. (You can’t reach your goals if you don’t try).

Which person or people inspire you the most?

Beethoven. What inspires me the most: a healthy dose of risiko.

If you were 80 years old, what advice would you give to young people today?

Life is far too important to be taken seriously (Oscar Wilde).

How do you overcome the stage fright? / What is your ritual before going on stage?

The more prepared one is, the less stage fright one gets.

What job would you least like to do?

To be a critic.

Is there a joke about musicians that you would like to share with us?

"To be is to do, said Socrates. "To do is to be," said Sartre. "Do be do be do," said Sinatra.

What is your favorite noise/sound? What is the most annoying noise for you?

Favourite: Silence, no sound at all, annoying: alarm clock.

What is the first thing you think about when you hear the word Tchaikovsky?

6th symphony.

What is the first thing you think about when you hear the word competition?

Sports.