Electronic Bowlingcade

of philosophy, psychology and some other digressions


Mexican pianist Mauricio Nader Schekaibán born in the city and from the nineteen-year-old made his debut at the Palacio de Bellas Artes as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra. Since then he has been a soloist in all major orchestras in his country, as well as orchestras in Europe, Middle East, Central and South America, working under the direction of major Mexican and foreign directors. Her warmth interpretive the power of his artistic personality and his ability to address a vast repertoire ranging from baroque to contemporary music have allowed him to become one of Latin American musicians who attracted the most attention of the organizers of festivals in Mexico and abroad. We recently had the opportunity to speak during one of his essays.

Rose Mary Salum: Your critics

exalt thee your expressive power. That strikes me and let me know what happens inside you when you're playing a piece, which promotes the expression.

Mauricio Nader: If there is something dangerous in this discipline is to put your emotions above the music. It's dangerous because you get out of control. It's like when you declare your love to a person, your enthusiasm is both frighten him. Be very careful because the music is from notes rhythms, phrases. The excitement must go along with what you're playing. For example, the emotion that one must have to Shubert or Zimmerman is very different. Shubert is almost classical, eighteenth century Vienna. It can be emotional, but if you go over emotional sounds and XX century. You have to imagine the context touching faith that the artist lived. We will never know what a composer felt. We will never know and it's not worth wasting time on that. What we know is imaginary, within the historical references we have, how far the feeling invested in this piece and move it around. With Zimmerman, something else happens, if you play as Schubert is out of place. A mole poblano can not know chicken soup. The mole should be strong and aggressive and smoother soup.

Rose Mary Salum: But that only gives you the job.

Mauricio Nader: The office, the daily experiments, the concerts, but on the other hand, if we dedicate ourselves to play the notes only, is boring. It is rather difficult to know where I can get out and of course, also has to do with the personality of each person. You can also see a difference between European and Latin musicians. We are more emotional and our technique is not as refined. Eastern Europeans and, with few exceptions, his technique is more refined, they will not be any notes but sometimes the emotion is far behind. Achieving that balance is very complicated and takes many years to know how far you can get, not the music but with yourself. It should be added that we forget that as musicians, actors or any art, the clash not only with the work but also with yourself. You have to be very authentic but still demanding. I am very aggressive with myself. If you can not get what I want, I keep the piano until you get what I want.

Rose Mary Salum: One of your passions are Mexican composers. You give space to the Europeans but always find place for composers of Mexico.

Mauricio Nader: In all the interviews say more or less the same, have much variety of Mexican music. Great variety of excellent quality is the level of the inmates in the world. On the other hand, especially the young composers are not well known. If you like Mexican music does not touch her, nobody else will and his work will have been in a drawer. It is up to us to make that work, be authentic, to support the people I believe. And even to do joint projects have to play their music the best you can and help them to know outside the country.


Rose Mary Salum: You become like a spokesperson then

Mauricio Nader: course, even if I go to Vienna, is much more interesting to play Mexican music to touch them Shubert. The intention is to play Mexican music, Latin American or Latin. Of course, one interprets the Shubert and others but it is very important for the race to yourself, have an identity.

Rose Mary Salum: As to what you just said and joining one of your comments, confrontation not only is with yourself but it turns out that confront the country's production collectively.

Mauricio Nader: For me yes, but some will tell you no. I am very restless and I love playing chamber music, with orchestras, the consulates always send a report of what you are doing so in effect I am very restless.

Rose Mary Salum: You have said that if you give lessons Professional musicians would have more musicians in Mexico. In Mexico think we need a more serious musical education?

Mauricio Nader: Would education be expanded in the arts because they offer the children a lot more openness. Not everything is reduced to ABCD. An education and makes them more intuitive, open, perceptive, more artistic. In future, the vast majority work in economics, politics, etc. But an education in the humanities offers a better perception of the world.


Rose Mary Salum: What is Mexico so fertile for the formation of composers and musicians?

Mauricio Nader: In both cases, something miraculous is happening, and in recent years, many people have had the opportunity to go abroad and educate good, regardless of us stayed in Mexico or have left. For pianists who are leaving and composers, that anyone invited to do a play, to compose something for a staging. That is very positive today. The downside is that it is a career that requires many years. And more than half, even 80% of people who have talent, is lagging on the road. They say they will die of hunger, no longer going to power, they should be in this or that place in New York and are just in Tapachula, the PRI or the PAN did not have opportunities, you are stupid created so as not to face reality. The reality comes down to wanting or not wanting. If you do not want to go on is perfect, but many people you happen to be desired despite the music career, at age sixty realize that they lost many opportunities. Among the many excuses people will be falling behind.

Rose Mary Salum: But then that confrontation with the music you mentioned at the beginning of the interview also results in a confrontation with self and self confessed his calling. And perhaps the real problem is that there is honesty to find the vocation

Mauricio Nader: The commitment

Rose Mary Salum: Exactly commitment. And perhaps that is the key to success you've had, there is a commitment and honesty to recognize your calling.

Mauricio Nader: Right. Also not settle. To be an artist you have to reach the limit of your possibilities and see how far you can go. If you feel you've arrived, you're a bad artist, you're mediocre. It should be impressed. Life goes fast.