I wanted to make a classical piece that was actually…

The conservatory professors thought everything should sound like French and German symphonies. But to my ear, bouzouki songs, which tell the sufferings and heartaches…

— Mikis Theodorakis

For the moment, I am more focused on classical chess rather than rapid and blitz, as I am hoping to make my move in…

— Anish Giri

To become a classical ballerina, you have to move to New York when you're 12 or 11 and that becomes your life. I just…

— Jennifer Garner

I love Adele and Lykke Li. I also listen to classical music as well.

— Birdy

I like to incorporate classical songs that people know and throw a beat and some guitars on it to make it real crazy. It's…

— Alicia Keys

Well, I very rarely watch classical adaptations, because they usually do very good books, and a lot of the things they do... I just…

— Jean Marsh

First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control

— Anatoly Karpov

“For eyes we have no models in the remotely antique.”

— Edgar Allan Poe

I would say 'Home' is a lot richer and deeper than my earlier classical.

— Anoushka Shankar

But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, there's a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression that's…

— Gary Burton

I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.

— Lee Konitz

I studied classical opera, so I was always singing in Italian and German and French.

— Wang Leehom

I bring my classical training - some of it, but not all of it - and also my background and culture, to spirituals. And…

— Kathleen Battle

It's something he used to say when he was happy. It could be a very, very simple day. We might be sitting out on…

— Jennifer Grant

I'm very fond of classical music, especially Mozart. I find it relaxes me and helps me concentrate.

— Guler Sabanci