Every great work of art has two faces, one towards its own time and one towards future, towards eternity.

Israel's strategy cannot be to constantly confront the Palestinians with the history of the Holocaust, but instead to show them that Israel is a reality.

I can't stand being in Chicago anymore and hearing the Brahms Violin Concerto in the elevator. Because that shows me that when they come to the concert hall they listen to it in the same way.

To have real knowledge, one must understand the essence of things and not only their manifestations.

Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence.

An Israeli who thinks that his government is doing everything right wouldn't join the Divan Orchestra in the first place.

Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead.