The future? Like unwritten books and unborn children, you don't talk about it.

In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role.

In Romanticism, the main determinant is the mood, the atmosphere. And in that regard, you could also describe Schubert as a Romantic.

It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath.

All music has to speak in some form or other.

Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our own era; but, on the other hand, these works have lives of their own, and they're still alive today.

The future? Like unwritten books and unborn children, you don't talk about it.