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

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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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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.

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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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Perfection is not very communicative

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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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Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

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When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.

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