Movies: the tree of life, a very long engagement, the hours, east of eden, bonnie and clyde, house of sand and fog, james and the giant peach, far from heaven, little children, velvet goldmine, the silence of the lambs, atonement, fur, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, howl's moving castle, breakfast on pluto, romance & cigarettes, notes on a scandal, nausicaa of the valley of the wind... Music: camera obscura, berlioz, lykke li, antony and the jonhsons, dvorak, mgmt, bobby darin, cat power, the national, cole porter, the knife, rufus wainwright, johnny cash, for a minor reflection, patrick wolf, sigur ros, devendra banhart, feist, whitey ...

Every 6 months I go to Schiermonnikoog, an island in the north of Holland. There's a small chamber music festival there where wonderful musicians gather to play and learn. Its a great opportunity to relax and meet lovely people. I always have an amazing time there.