“Beginning in the nineteenth century, with performers like Franz Liszt, were musicians who were able to excite an audience and communicate on a whole new level.” WholeAbleLevelsAudienceCenturyMusicianCommunicatePerformersNineteenth Century Author:David Finckel
“The zenith of virtuosity, a violinist like Jascha Heifetz, the supernatural in a pianist like Vladimir Horowitz, these are performers who were so idiosyncratic and personal that to imitate them would be like filling somebody else's bottle with your wine.” Would BeWineBottlesPerformersFillingPianistViolinistZenithVirtuosity Author:David Finckel
“When I finally got together with Rostropovich as a student, he was very focused, almost entirely focused on the music itself, on what the composer had in mind and what he knew about the composer. Many of the works that I played for him had in fact been composed and written for him; he was often the first performer of these works, having known the composers personally.” MindFirstsFactsTogetherKnownWrittenStudentsFocusedPerformersComposer Author:David Finckel
“I think one of the most wonderful things we can do as performers is to remind audiences that they can still relate to the emotions and feelings, as though the music had been written yesterday.” ThinkingStillsFeelingsCan DoEmotionAudienceWonderfulWrittenYesterdayRelatePerformersWonderful Things Author:David Finckel
