Andrew Manze profiled in VAN magazine

Andrew Manze was profiled in the online classical music magazine VAN this month. The writer Hartmut Welscher spoke to Andrew about his early days as a violinist and why he decided to change paths to become a conductor. The insightful piece quotes a number of prominent musicians who praise him highly.

Welscher says: “What’s so special about Manze’s way of making music? Maybe it’s the dialectical tension between knowledge, mental plasticity, and the simple joy of trying things out…After meeting with Manze, an unexpected feeling sets in. I realize how tired I am of the stories that journalists like to call “colorful.” The needy egoism, the constant weighing of image versus reality, the dramatization of the self. It is so refreshing to meet a person who simply cares about a thing.”

Read the full article here.