Martha Argerich and her anxiety

Watching her play, you wouldn't think... I already have to be backstage blowing into a paper bag

Interesting article from the Corriere page, it reveals some very intimate aspects of the pianist's life that I personally didn't know. An autobiography wouldn't be bad. Who knows how many things dear Martha would have to tell.

Yes, I had read it too and I was stunned! I thought great concert pianists had "the magic" to manage concentration and anxiety without any problem at all. I imagined them free to express everything without technical or emotional constraints!....with all their stage experience too...

It is no coincidence that I was stunned by the news, if only because even in her latest live performances I never seemed to see the slightest hesitation, the slightest tremor of the hand. Argerich always seems extremely relaxed. In my opinion, it's the first moments of the concert; once she enters into the music, everything else fades away and one thinks only of that. Otherwise, she would be a great actress!

I had read the news a couple of days ago; in fact, my reflections are not very different from yours.

The fact remains that, anxiety or no anxiety, we should ask him for the recipe