Author: Mstislav Rostropovich

Quotes

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

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

- Mstislav Rostropovich

You must play for the love of music. Perfect technique is not as important as making music from the heart.

You must play for the love of music. Perfect technique is not as important as making music from the heart.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano.

It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

I like coming to the United States because the United States played an important role in my life.

I like coming to the United States because the United States played an important role in my life.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

You know creators, composers, need a palette for life, a color for life.

You know creators, composers, need a palette for life, a color for life.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

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

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

- Mstislav Rostropovich

I never studied, but I had the best teachers.

I never studied, but I had the best teachers.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice.

When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word.

Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word.

- Mstislav Rostropovich

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