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“ We need to take music out of the ivory tower - both for musicians and for the public. Otherwise, classical music will not survive the 21st century. ”

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I believe in the understanding of difficult situations, difficult music, or any kind of difficulties, through familiarity. Familiarity, in this case, does not breed contempt, but breeds understanding.

~ Daniel Barenboim

Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead.

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It's funny, because in 1970 I met the Beatles quite by a chance at a party. It was the Beethoven bicentenary, and I was then also playing the Beethoven Sonatas. And that's all they wanted to hear about - I wanted to talk about them, and all they wanted to talk about was Beethoven.

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To have real knowledge, one must understand the essence of things and not only their manifestations.

~ Daniel Barenboim