Emanuel Ax

Even if you don't like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway.

Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players. Show less «

I don't see myself as anyone very special. I think most of my pianist friends are at least as adventurous as me, and they learn a lot more repertoire. I'm very lucky to be in this profession, and I'm as curious as anyone else. But I don't think I do anything of tremendous depths in terms of research into performance practice. I spend that time practising Show less «