Sir Andras Schiff was born in Budapest in 1953. He has made a huge impact with his cyclical performances of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Bartók, and he has been awarded many international prizes. Martin Meyer was editor-in-chief of the Swiss daily newspaper, NZZ. In addition to his journalism and essays, he has published several books, including Conversations with Alfred Brendel.