“All these pianists are great in their own way, and that’s what’s great about it. The variety between all the artists we’ve played with has been absolutely astonishing.[...] You can feel it as you play with them. Just the way they touch the piano is different. The way they think about the music is vastly different.”- Christopher Graves

As the excitement grows for tomorrow’s final kick-off, medici.tv speaks with Christopher Graves, cellist of the Castalian Quartet, on the experience of rehearsing chamber music together and giving the chance to see competitors in a different setting. Re-watch the emotions on our competitors' faces as they find out who moved forward, and the camaraderie which has formed despite competition.