Composing A Concert Is Like Composing A

At Every Concert I Leave A Lot To The Moment. I Must Have The Unexpected, The Unforeseen. I Want To Risk, To Dare. I Want To Be Surprised By What Comes Out. I Want To Enjoy It More Than The Audience. That Way The Music Can Bloom Anew. It's Like Making Love. The Act Is Always The Same, But Each Time It's Different.

People Are Always Setting Conditions For Happiness... I Love Life Without Condition.

Composing A Concert Is Like Composing A Menu.... If You Start With Light Pieces And Play A 45-minute Sonata After The Interlude, It's Like Starting Dinner With Hors D'oeuvres And Dessert And Finishing With A Châteaubriand And Vegetables.

...no Formula For Success [exists] Except, Perhaps, An Unconditional Acceptance Of Life And What It Brings." "i Accept Life Unconditionally. Most People Ask For Happiness On Condition. Happiness Can Only Be Felt If You Don't Set Any Condition.

Sometimes I Think, Not So Much Am I A Pianist, But A Vampire. All My Life I Have Lived Off The Blood Of Chopin.