“There is no such thing as getting rid of nervousness.” — Itzhak Perlman

I can tell you that many soloists probably wish they could sit.

When you live in a small country such as Israel, the dream of any musician is to go abroad.

My oldest daughter is a pianist; she plays concerts. We play together, also.

In the musician, there is a tendency to have a narrowness. It's all compartmentalized. I am playing the violin; that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.