31 Quotes by Emanuel Ax

If there were no rules about when to applaud, we in the audience would have the right response almost always.

Most composers trust their listeners to respond at the right time, and if we feel like expressing approval, we should be allowed to, anytime!

Disney Hall is truly astonishingly beautiful. There is something about those silver petals that just makes you want to be inside them.

If you have a few students, you really need a couple of days. I don't think it's right to leave people on their own and not give them enough time.

Everybody makes his path differently.

When one plays a Steinway, there is a warmth and nobility in the sound that is unequalled by any other instrument.

Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players.

I think competition in any kind of activity like music, art, literature - anything that's not done with a timer - is actually impossible. So, in effect, what you're doing is you're entering the lottery. You're hoping that you play well (and that) you play your best on the day that you're heard, and you're hoping that the people who are judging will like what you do.

We should welcome applause whenever it comes.