Perfection is not very communicative

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The worst thing you can do is say to yourself, "I want to be just like somebody else." You have to absorb knowledge from someone else, but ultimately you have to find your own voice.

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But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition, so our idea is to bring together musicians who represent all these traditions, in workshops, festivals, and concerts, to see how we can connect with each other in music.

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

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When your heart and your mind are engaged, you cannot go wrong.

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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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Sharing is a much better way to communicate than proving.

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Bach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.

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Nobody else can make the sound you make.

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