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> [When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-simone/when-i-was-studying-there-weren-t-any-black-concert-pianists-my/)

[Nina Simone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-simone/)

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> [Concert pianists are really afraid to try out the Beethoven Fourth Concerto if the Third happens to be their specialty. That's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-gould/concert-pianists-are-really-afraid-to-try-out-the-beethoven-fourth/)

[Glenn Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-gould/)

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> [“Concert pianists get to be quite chummy with dead composers. They can't help it. Classical music isn't just music . It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marisha-pessl/concert-pianists-get-to-be-quite-chummy-with-dead-composers-they-can/)

[Marisha Pessl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marisha-pessl/)

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