“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
“Even if you are a pianist, your concerto repertoire is very limited compared to what your chamber repertoire would be if you were a chamber music pianist.” IfsWould BeChamberPianistChamber Music Author:David Finckel
“If I were to run around the world playing just the cello concertos - and believe me, I love playing them - I would be counting my entire repertoire from year to year on my two hands.” IfsWorldYearsBelieveTwoHandsWould BeRunningAround The WorldBelieve In MeCountingTwo Hands Author:David Finckel
