Pianist Asiya Korepanova Finds Magic Hidden in the Details

"When I'm touched by the music, I'm touched by the music in a very particular way and I'm trying to convey that feeling to the audiences. I'm trying to make them hear the music the way I hear, which is very difficult because we all have different perceptions."

Pianist Asiya Korepanova. Maria Bocharova

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 is a popular piece. And in Russia, where pianist Asiya Korepanova grew up, even more ludicrously so.

“You hear it constantly, people play it all the time. You hear on the television, radio, everywhere, everywhere,” Korepanova told Humanity. As such, the famous showpiece becomes almost background noise. To musicians, it can feel overplayed.