14 Quotes by Maya Beiser

From the 9th to the 15th centuries, the area which is now modern Spain was home to the greatest peaceful agglomeration of cultures ever known in the post-literate worldEven more remarkable than the flowering of art itself was the confluence of cultures that produced it: under the rule of Islam, Muslims, Jews and Christians lived and worked together in relative harmony.

I want to create endless possibilities with this cello. I become the medium through which the music is being channeled.

It’s wonderful when music is intellectually stimulating. But ultimately it has to be a visceral experience.

A person can do a lot of reading and research as I have done. I went to Spain and spent a whole summer there with my family, immersing myself in the culture. But all that isn’t really necessary to experience the music.

I’m interested in music that happens now and that relates to our lives now.