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Extractions: ASA News ASEE Prism Academe African American Review ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Doing the music justice: Australian concert pianist Penelope Thwaites talks to Mike Lowe about music, parenthood and the need for grace For A Change Feb-March, 2000 by Mike Lowe Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. `I've been working in an extremely competitive and unpredictable profession for 25 years,' says concert pianist Penelope Thwaites as she offers me another exquisite pastry in her beautiful north London home. `There is only room for so many people, and at the very top just a tiny handful.' Thwaites made her London debut at the Wigmore Hall in 1974 and has played in over 25 countries since then. Highlights have included Mozart with the Philharmonia, performances at the Festival Hall and a Royal Gala at Covent Garden. Her career has also taken some unorthodox turns. She is best known as a leading exponent of the work of Australian composer Percy Grainger, but has also created the music for a show about John Wesley, composed much besides and raised a family.
