His words are such a major inspiration ❤ he shares Very human concepts that applies to whatever technical level we have as musicians from nothing to genius level thanks for sharing this video of mr Ax.!

He’s absolutely right ….

What happened to this channel? Such wonderful interviews, but no uploads in 3 years

With pitch correct and auto tune and now AI, we are losing the human in music. The beauty of imperfection is important.

Love your voice and your professionalism sunshines through in this interview. Your values seem so aligned with the teachings of Christianity. Staying humble, etc.

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Beautiful! The parts about the pleasure of teaching are precious! Beautiful!

Excellent interview, a charming person this lady ❤️

What an incredible interview.

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What a sweetheart!!! And he’s polish! That’s my heritage!

So shut up!

90? He’s just a kid.

What a thoroughly lovely person. And of course, a colossal pianist.

I tried that underwater practicing and my back couldn't make it. Would recommend some yoga right before if you don't have a fine back.

Great interview of a pianistic giant. Heard his Prokofiev concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic a few years ago and was astonished at the passion and precision of his playing. Heard him at Yale some years ago playing Brahms sonatas and he was very gracious and amusing afterwards. I didn't know the Serkin connection but am sure Mr.Serkin adored his playing and helped him alot!

Kenny, you are a master❗️ I've enjoyed your music very much playing with my lifetime hero Stan Getz. He called you " the better part of his heart". ❤Greetz from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Steven always makes unbelievably beautiful sounds. I really love it.

The fake British accent. Why?

He looks so young for 90!! Amazing!!

only someone with such a pure heart can play the piano with such brilliance.

Excellent insightful interview of a wonderful musician and human❤

Maybe that critic was saying: how could someone from Kansas City be a major artist? If so, that was really a prejudiced remark.

Scumbag misogynist

I can hear her amazing placement in her speaking voice.

WHEW! Marc-Andre is so cool...Pfft...forget indoor sunglasses and explosions. Every interview he gives, I find myself on the edge of my seat...what a performer and amazing guide to the world of music...a human treasure! Imaging being so good for SO LONG you can play Carnige Hall 28 years later....HAHAHH

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Such an astonishing human being by virtue of his genuine kindness and graciousness and no one plays with such april like purity transparency and grace. I am grateful for every note Vladimir Ashkenazy ever interpreted whether through piano or orchestra. Like a dream made real and beautiful beyond the power of the imagination to conceive. Also what lovely things he said about his wife and family. God bless him and his family forever for the absolute beauty and clarity he has communicated as a musical artist of great excellence and dedication. I treasure it all. His music has been a mainstay to me throughout my life.

This brings me to tears

Host Zsolt Bognár has the voice to do a good vocal impression of actor Paul Giamatti.

Great lady

I had no idea Steven Isserlis was such a lovely man. Not until I started watching these interviews with him. It's a pleasure to listen to him.

Ps thank you, but let me please put in a mention to help move the needle a little bit, on the correct pronunciation of “Carnegie”. This is not a regional thing: New Yorkers had a lot of sway in the 50s and 60s music world, and when Texaco theatre broadcast live from “CARR-nagee” hall, the country embraced that. Andrew Carnegie pronounced his name “car-NAYY-gee”; his first music halls all around Pittsburgh pronounced it “car-NAY-gee”; his town near pgh is called carNAYgee Pennsylvania. His many world foundations officially pronounce themselves “carNAYgee endowment for Peace” etc. His companies want you to say his name right, Maybe we could start trying a little… kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNGHptlov7LLnmg.htmlsi=F9WGwPKziieK9R-O

Merci marc André!!! Quelle beauté!!!

I had the privilege of hearing Mr. Bronfman, having attended his recital in Groton, MA last Sunday. The combination of instrumental mastery, beautiful musical sensibility and wonderful use of the piano's entire dynamic range was in evidence again in this recital. I say 'again', because I have heard Mr. Bronfman several times in the past. The recital on Sunday simply reaffirmed my long-held belief that Mr. Bronfman is among the handful of elite pianists alive today and I think he is unquestionably an all-time great. I have played the piano for 76 years and studied with some impressive people, including Mme. Rosina Lhevinne, so I do know a little bit about this. I have also played all the music on Sunday's program, so I am in a good position to understand what Mr. Bronfman achieved on Sunday. It was simply fabulous piano-playing and music-making. I look forward to hearing this great artist again.

“We want to give the best of ourselves to other people, and make them feel good about themselves. That’s what I want to be remembered about doing.” 😭❤️

Hmmmm. The guy in the black shirt, Fernando, does he realize how he is dominating the talking? Hogging it??

Awesome interview...and huge props to the interviewer for the concise but very incisive questions

ale się przyjemnie jej słucha ,nie wiedziałam ,że ma tyle ciekawych rzeczy do powiedzenia...mam 32 lata i pierwszy raz słyszałam jej wykonania Vivaldiego jak miałam 6 lat...wspomnienia Jest uroczą, skromną perfekcjonistką.

What is a 7-11?

The first part was left out. Who was this person he played for? Interview said "Richter"? You were referring to Karl Richter?

"That's from nature. Nature gives you something." Wrong, of course. People also think nature created averything. - Nature is the creation, created by God. And your gifts are from God, Mr. Ashkenazy! It's a strange crazyness to give credit to the creation instead of the creator (as common as it is in these modern godless days). Please don't miss the saving Gospel, Sir! Our own goodness and gentleness won't save anyone.

Really inspiring

A profoundly meaningful conversation. Itin - a persona to be admired. Thanks for posting.

Amazing interview.

He or she, he or she ...

fantastic interview! Maestro I am happy you are in my life!

Why did you not mention Bellini? Have you not done Bellini yet? If not, PLEASE do Bellini!!

I have just discovered your singing (and acting!) on KZfaq and find refreshing your obvious joy in singing, and congratulate you on your expressed attitude in this video on how you react to your audience and how you evaluate your self-worth in your singing. One comment I would make: In the pop culture of today's singing, I am always amazed at the neglect of the composer as opposed to the NAME of the "diva" (what is the male name?) singing the song. Trained as a classical violinist and immersed in opera since a young child, I find it deplorable when the song is attributed to the singer and not the composer. Of course, this is not yet the case in opera, and probably never will be. So, maybe you have already thought of this, but maybe not, in the sense that should you not also be extremely mindful of "pleasing" the composer as well as the audience and even yourself? My violin teacher played in the Toscanini NBC symphony, was concertmaster at Radio City Music Hall, etc and one comment he made to me was so powerful, it became a foundation of my approach to playing: "Every note of Bach is a jewel. Play it that way." Also, many decades ago, my high school class attended a dress rehearsal of Beethoven's Fifth with the Boston Symphony, Eric Leinsdorf conducting. When I asked him to autograph my copy of the score, he looked at it and said, "Beethoven on the front, Leinsdorf on the back" and he signed his name on the back! Have you heard of Julia Lezhneva? She has mastered the coloratura style technique to an astounding degree. Also, after being a Callas afficionado for decades, I discovered in the last few years, Leyla Gencer, an amazing voice who, in my perhaps unhumble opinion, is in a class similar to Callas.She sang in the era of Callas and seemed to not get enough attention (having a not good enough agent?) If you do not know her, you might want to. Her recordings are becoming more and more available on KZfaq. I look forward to following your career.

In the old days of the theatre, some actors (John Barrymore was one) could get away with performing drunk: stumbling a bit, forgetting lines, ad libbing etc. Of course rock and roll is famous for that behavior. Classical musicians just can’t get away with that. I have a theory that being a classical musician somehow orders the brain and nervous system to a degree that few of them become addicts or binge-ers but l really don’t know.