Man has made many machines, complex and cunning, but which of them indeed rivals the workings of his heart?
The art of not playing in tempo--one has to learn it. And the art of not playing what is written on the printed paper.
When you play Bach like Chopin, and Chopin like Bach, something good happens.
The greatest respect an artist can pay to music is to give it life.
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children.