Playing a concerto with Zubin is like being surrounded by a well-loved, cashmere-lined silk glove.
Isaac SternI have a responsibility to pass on to the next generation what I learned from my teachers, ... It keeps me young and reminds me where I came from. Teaching young artists is like giving water to a flower.
Isaac SternMusic is the thousandth of a millisecond between one note and another; how you get from one to the other-that's where the music is.
Isaac SternThe greatest wealth of this nation is not only the mergers of giant corporations or the possibility of further globalization of the infrastructure of the world. In the United States, our greatest single source of wealth is the minds and talent of our young people. Not to use it is stupid - to waste it is a crime.
Isaac Stern