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I never studied, but I had the best teachers.

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I played with the best conductors of the world.

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The war years were the most difficult time of my life. There was real famine in Moscow. The water froze inside the houses. There was no heat.

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In 1948 the first severe crash occurred in my life when Stalin put out his decree on 'formalism.' There was a bulletin board in the Moscow Conservatory. They posted the decree, which said Shostakovich's compositions and Prokofiev's were no longer to be played.

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I listened to Pablo Casals, which was a big change for me. Without hearing Casals, I would never have advanced as I did.

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I know that after my letter there will be undoubtedly an 'opinion' about me, but I am not afraid of it. I openly say what I think. Talent, of which we are proud, must not be submitted to the assaults of the past.

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All my life I wanted to play music with love to every member of the audience.

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I have a very deep religious belief.

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Now I want to use money in a good way. I make foundations back home in Russia, I have sponsored vaccinations for more than one million children in my homeland and I have founded scholarships in the names of my great Russian compatriots - Oistrakh, Richter, Gilels, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Schnittke.

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Now I come to 75 years of age, I think what's most important in life is your conscience. If you told a lie and made other people suffer, I think that's very difficult when you reach this age.

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Biography

Nationality: Russian

Type: Musician

Born: March 27th, 1927

Died: April 27th, 2007

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