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We should welcome applause whenever it comes.

~Emanuel Ax

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If the audience walks out of a concert thinking, What a wonderful experience, then we have done our job.

~Emanuel Ax

Topics: Audience Concert Done Experience Job Our Out Then Thinking Walks Wonderful Wonderful Experience

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I usually only play with very close friends.

~Emanuel Ax

Topics: Close Close Friends Friends Only Play Very

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We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud.

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Topics: Actually Applaud Ok Rules Seem Set Some Up Very

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The stage is close to being in the middle of the hall, so that the performers are surrounded by the listeners. I feel that we are all experiencing the music together.

~Emanuel Ax

Topics: Being Close Experiencing Feel Hall Listeners Middle Music Performers Stage Surrounded Together I Feel

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The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction.

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Topics: Audience Calls Force Music Reaction Sheer Wild

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Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath in the silence of the end.

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Topics: Applause Beautifully Bit Breath Come End Feel Holding Just Later Like Silence Sometimes Wish Would I Wish I Feel I Feel Like

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Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players.

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Topics: Argue Arguing Because Generally Getting Hard Hard Time Just Much Players Right String Things Time Too Too Much

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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.

~Emanuel Ax

Topics: Certain End Entire Even Family Had His Immediately Mozart Often Piece Pieces Sections Successful Variations Waiting Were Without Wrote

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It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home.

~Emanuel Ax

Topics: All My Friends Friends Happy Home How La New See Wonderful

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Biography

Nationality: Ukrainian

Type: Musician

Born: June 8th, 1949

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