In performance, we have a greater purpose. The greater purpose is that we're communing together, and we want this moment to be really special for all of us. Because otherwise, why bother to have come at all? It's not about proving anything. It's about sharing something.

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I have yet to find something that beats the power of being in love, or the power of music at its most magical.

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I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.

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Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it becomes your friend for life.

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Practicing is not only playing your instrument, either by yourself or rehearsing with others - it also includes imagining yourself practicing. Your brain forms the same neural connections and muscle memory whether you are imagining the task or actually doing it.

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Good things happen when you meet strangers.

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Sharing is a much better way to communicate than proving.

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Perfection is not very communicative

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When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.

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Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel. If we are to hope for a society of culturally literate people, music must be a vital part of our children's education.

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