Daniel Barenboim

I have accumulated so many experiences, so much, that I want to be able to realize so many things. This is why I have basically given up most of my positions. ”

It is always interesting and sometimes even important to have intimate knowledge of a composer's life, but it is not essential in order to understand the composer's works. ”

Live life to the full, and become more curious every day. The more you find out about life, the richer your music-making will be. ”

I maintain music is not here to make us forget about life. It's also here to teach us about life: the fact that everything starts and ends, the fact that every sound is in danger of disappearing, the fact that everything is connected - the fact that we live and we die. ”

For many people, music is here to let them forget the daily chores of life. ”

Once you start playing a piece, there is a connection between every note. You cannot say, 'I will not concentrate on this note.' You cannot ignore things the way you do in the rest of your life. ”

Music is an art that touches the depth of human existence; an art of sounds that crosses all borders. ”

Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order, as if order were an imperative of human existence. ”

Most of the time I spend looking for the 25th hour in the day, the ninth day in the week, the 32nd day in the month and the 367th, eighth or 70th day in the year because I feel I have a very rich life. ”

I liked very much when we lived in Hampstead. We would go for walks on the Heath. I liked it better than living in the centre of town. ”