Emanuel Ax
Emanuel Ax
Emanuel Axis a Grammy-winning American classical pianist. He is an internationally acclaimed performer, and a teacher on the faculty of the Juilliard School...
NationalityUkrainian
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth8 June 1949
CityLviv, Ukraine
CountryUkraine
play close-friends
I usually only play with very close friends.
jobs thinking done
If the audience walks out of a concert thinking, What a wonderful experience, then we have done our job.
home wonderful new-home
It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home.
play sound steinway
When one plays a Steinway, there is a warmth and nobility in the sound that is unequalled by any other instrument.
player too-much enough-time
Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players.
art thinking play
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.
reactions force audience
The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction.
halloween scary different
Everyone is different. Sometimes it's very exciting; sometimes very scary.
arcane seems
We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud.
welcome applause should
We should welcome applause whenever it comes.
eye ears
I have always thought that my ear is also very influenced by my eyes.
successful waiting pieces
Mozart often wrote to his family that certain variations or sections of pieces were so successful that they had to be encored immediately, even without waiting for the entire piece to end.
emotional social should
Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.