Capitalism, Communism ... It's All

You Know Creators, Composers, Need A Palette For Life, A Color For Life.

The Artist Must Forget The Audience, Forget The Critics, Forget The Technique, Forget Everything But Love For The Music. Then, The Music Speaks Through The Performance, And The Performer And The Listener Will Walk Together With The Soul Of The Composer, And With God.

Now I Want To Use Money In A Good Way. I Make Foundations Back Home In Russia, I Have Sponsored Vaccinations For More Than One Million Children In My Homeland And I Have Founded Scholarships In The Names Of My Great Russian Compatriots - Oistrakh, Richter, Gilels, Shostakovich, Prokofiev And Schnittke.

When I Started Learning The Cello, I Fell In Love With The Instrument Because It Seemed Like A Voice - My Voice.

I Like Coming To The United States Because The United States Played An Important Role In My Life.