Musician

Access Living is a powerful voice for people in the Chicago area who live with disabilities.

It is good medicine to go to a concert hall and forget the harshness of what's going on. It can be a very positive thing.

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.

Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.

The most important thing to do is really listen.

I have always been very proud of my Jewish heritage, which has greatly influenced my music, my world view, and my work as an advocate for individuals whom society often leaves behind.

The arts are part of the fiber of American society and should get Federal support.

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

If you put your hand on the piano, you play a note. It's in tune. But if you put it on the violin, maybe it is, maybe it isn't. You have to figure it out.

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.

Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.

So many things can drive you mad as a child, not only music.

I think that music has to do with what kind of passion do you have.

Child prodigy is a curse because you've got all those terrible possibilities.

I have just one fiddle. It works, and that's it. It has been an old friend.

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

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

When you live in a small country such as Israel, the dream of any musician is to go abroad.

The problems of the disabled are unpopular.

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