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" My experience with the Detroit Symphony has been musically very satisfying. They have a wonderful sound, which for me is one of the most important qualities in an orchestra. "

Itzhak Perlman

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Experience

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" You get more nervous in front of a lot of people. That's why, when you play a concerto, you play with a small orchestra, in some place where you don't feel that it is as important as Carnegie Hall. "

" 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. "

Itzhak Perlman

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Music

" I always find Bach to be an expression of a love of life. There's an enthusiasm that's absolutely contagious. "

" Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled. "

" Every person with a disability is an individual. "

" There is no such thing as getting rid of nervousness. "

" I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people who care about the future of classical music. "

" I am humbled and honored to receive the Genesis Prize, recognizing not just my professional achievements and my desire to improve the world, but also my commitment to my Jewish identity, Jewish values, and Jewish culture. "

" For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them. "

" If you put four different people on a podium conducting the same downbeat, you get four different sounds. It's a little mysterious and fascinating. There's so much you can do with motions and body movements besides giving accurate beats. "

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

" For people who are really talented, what you don't say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what to leave alone so you can let the talent develop. "

" The 'Mozart Symphony No. 27' is an early composition. I find it charming. "

" A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays. "

" In Paris they have special wheelchairs that go through every doorway. They don't change the doorways, they change the wheelchairs. To hell with the people! If someone weighs a couple more pounds, that's it! "

" The difference is that with Ebola, it is such a devastating disease, and there is still no cure. They're still working on vaccines. The fact of the matter with polio, there is a cure; there is a vaccine. "

" The most important thing to do is really listen. "

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

" I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time. "

" A talented child will have a schedule that is horrendous. You get up and practice, go to school, practice some more, eat dinner, and then you have homework. "

" Another thing that I don't like to do is show too much how it goes. I do it once in a blue moon. Sometimes there are lessons when I don't pick up a violin at all. "

" If you can read, then you can recite Shakespeare. But that's not acting. "

" I actually wanted to play the violin before I had polio, and then afterwards, there was no reason not to. "

" 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. "

" Teaching is really very, very important. I always tell my students that you should find an opportunity to teach. When you teach others, you teach yourself. "

" Life is always full of challenges. I believe you're never happy unless you're consistently making challenges for yourself. "

" I always find that there is a real communication between voice and violin. "

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