I know two kinds of audiences only--one coughing, and one not coughing.

The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides.

Have I a secret about playing the piano? It's a very simple one. I sit down on the piano stool and make myself comfortable - and I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play.

I know two kinds of audiences only--one coughing, and one not coughing.

I am attracted only to music which I consider to be better than it can be performed.

Mozart is the most inaccessible of the great masters.

Practice in tranquility.