Concerto Quotes

Well, Mozart is extraordinary not only in that he became virtuoso along the lines of his father, but that he had that compositional gift, that melodic gift. By the time he was four, he was doing piano concertos with harmony in the background.

Harmony is pure love, for love is a concerto.

I'm in a position where, theoretically, I could play the same ten concertos and make a very good living bouncing around playing Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Barber, but I really think artists should keep pushing limits and trying new things.

At the end of the competition, I played the Liszt concerto and I felt my head was on the block. Well, I won.

There are many collaborations I'd like to explore. One is to co-write a rap concerto with Eminem.