Leila Josefowicz
Leila Josefowicz
Leila Bronia Josefowiczis an American-Canadian classical violinist...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth20 October 1977
CountryCanada
effort gestures want
When the music is physically demanding, I want to make sure that the effort involved is put across to the audience through physical gesture.
taken wish age
You're playing serious music, and you want to be taken seriously. When they get my age wrong on the program, I wish they'd make me older.
together maintaining rhythm
I suppose that's why new music and I go well together, because new music often requires maintaining great rhythm.
goal violin
I guess really what my goal is is just to enlarge the violin repertoire.
people comfort classical-music
Classical music has been based on works people love and come back to for aural comfort.
violin add done
If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.
nice orchestra majority
It's nice not to have the majority of the attention on me like there is when playing a concerto with an orchestra.
dark light goal
My goal would be trying to bring some light to the world, which is often a dark and violent place.
thinking people age
People, of all ages, are far more open than you might think to being moved in new ways.
thinking comedian important
I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure.