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> [If there were no rules about when to applaud, we in the audience would have the right response almost always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/if-there-were-no-rules-about-when-to-applaud-we-in-the-audience-would/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/emanuel-ax-24390_applaud_if-there-were-no-rules-about-when-to-app_878291.png)

> [Even if you don't like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/even-if-you-don-t-like-a-concert-of-mine-please-please-applaud-at-the/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/emanuel-ax-24390_applaud_even-if-you-don-t-like-a-concert-of-mine_2161583.png)

> [We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/we-seem-to-have-set-up-some-very-arcane-rules-as-to-when-it-is/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3b/emanuel-ax-24390_applaud_we-seem-to-have-set-up-some-very-arcane_3037306.png)

## More by Emanuel Ax

> [The stage is close to being in the middle of the hall, so that the performers are surrounded by the listeners. I feel that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/the-stage-is-close-to-being-in-the-middle-of-the-hall-so-that-the/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/it-is-wonderful-to-see-how-happy-all-my-friends-in-the-la/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [Everyone is different. Sometimes it's very exciting; sometimes very scary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/everyone-is-different-sometimes-it-s-very-exciting-sometimes-very/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/sometimes-i-wish-that-applause-would-come-just-a-bit-later-when-it-is/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/how-wonderful-it-is-to-play-with-someone-you-feel-very-close-to/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/pianists-don-t-argue-too-much-generally-because-we-have-such-a-hard/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [We should welcome applause whenever it comes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/we-should-welcome-applause-whenever-it-comes/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [If there were no rules about when to applaud, we in the audience would have the right response almost always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/if-there-were-no-rules-about-when-to-applaud-we-in-the-audience-would/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [I have been coming to Los Angeles since 1975 to perform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/i-have-been-coming-to-los-angeles-since-1975-to-perform/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/applause-should-be-an-emotional-response-to-the-music-rather-than-a/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [A lot of it just has to do with luck, serendipity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/a-lot-of-it-just-has-to-do-with-luck-serendipity/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [When one plays a Steinway, there is a warmth and nobility in the sound that is unequalled by any other instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/when-one-plays-a-steinway-there-is-a-warmth-and-nobility-in-the-sound/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [If the audience walks out of a concert thinking, What a wonderful experience, then we have done our job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/if-the-audience-walks-out-of-a-concert-thinking-what-a-wonderful/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/pianists-don-t-argue-too-much-generally-because-we-have-a-hard-enough/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

> [Everybody makes his path differently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-ax/everybody-makes-his-path-differently/)

[Emanuel Ax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-ax/)

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