Television will always err on the side of making something not quite as classy as it could be.

Life is always full of challenges. I believe you're never happy unless you're consistently making challenges for yourself.

To bring a large audience to a piece of serious music and make it accessible does not mean reducing it in any way. And I've learned that if something is good, even if it is a little difficult, people will get that it is good.

I always find Bach to be an expression of a love of life. There's an enthusiasm that's absolutely contagious.

Teaching is really very, very important. I always tell my students that you should find an opportunity to teach. When you teach others, you teach yourself.

The danger in playing a piece over and over again lies in getting stuck in a rut where you don't ask questions anymore and you always play it the same way.