Emanuel Ax

A lot of it just has to do with luck, serendipity.

A lot of it just has to do with luck, serendipity.

How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to.

How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to.

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!

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

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

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.