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" I met my wife in music camp. She's got great ears, and we have a relationship where she's not afraid to tell me anything. If something's going on in my playing, she will tell me about it, and that's very, very important. "

Itzhak Perlman

Music

Wife

Relationship

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" I'm a great sports fan, you know. I love to watch tennis and basketball and baseball and so on. "

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" The danger in playing a piece over and over again lies in getting stuck in a rut where you don't ask questions anymore and you always play it the same way. "

" Whenever I play recitals, the part where I talk about music and my experiences of music, audiences always like it. They feel more involved with an artist who talks to them. It's a nice experience for me as well. "

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" One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening. "

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