If The Almighty Himself Played

Just Make It (his Obituary): Born In Russia, First Lesson At 3, Debut At 7, Debut In America In 1917.

Music Has A Lot In Com­mon With Math­e­mat­ics. But In Music, Two And Two Need Not Make Four: They Add Up To What­ever You Wish.

I Occasionally Play Works By Contemporary Composers And For Two Reasons. First To Discourage The Composer From Writing Any More And Secondly To Remind Myself How Much I Appreciate Beethoven.

Criticism Does Not Disturb Me, For I Am My Own Severest Critic. Always In My Playing I Strive To Surpass Myself, And It Is This Constant Struggle That Makes Music Fascinating To Me.

There Is No Top. There Are Always Further Heights To Reach.