“I don't have favourites, I think, when you play, you have to be like a prostitute, you have to love the piece you are playing. Even if you don't like it, you have to play it as if you would like it. Then you are a good interpreter.” IfsThinkingPlayPiecesInterpreter Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“When you can hear a violinist, that is better than you, then you learn from him, because if you play with somebody who is worse than you, then you go down.” IfsPlayBetter Than YouViolinist Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“So, first you have to be able to play with a metronome. Then you take your freedom. If you play in an orchestra, you got to watch the conductor, he is like a metronome, but it is more difficult because he can change rhythms.” IfsFirstsPlayAbleDifficultWatchesRhythmOrchestraConductorYour FreedomMetronomes Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“Of course the most difficult thing on the violin is always intonation. The second one is rhythm. If you play in tune, in time with a good sound that's already high level. Those three are the main things.” IfsPlayThreeCoursesDifficultSoundLevelsRhythmTunesDifficult ThingsViolinHigh LevelIntonation Author:Ruggiero Ricci
