You decide to be a musician, you have to put in the time.

Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.

I'm just a one-instrument player. I have been known to play a blender, but I basically play - just play the violin.

This young wine may have a lot of tannins now, but in five or 10 years it is going to be spectacular, despite the fact that right now it tastes like crude oil. You know this is how it is supposed to taste at this stage of development.

Beethoven concertos ... Tchaicovsky concertos ... with a lot of these wonderful masterpieces there's always something wonderful to find ... there's always something new to find.

The most important thing to do is really listen.

Never miss an opportunity to teach; when you teach others, you teach yourself.