When we work on a piece of music, we'll often read the biographies of the composer and learn about what was going on historically and artistically. But I believe that the connection to a piece of music is something much… — Helene Grimaud Copy Share Image
The piece of music is nothing without the act of interpretation. That is the only way it can live, and it's a totally abstract thing. — Helene Grimaud Copy Share Image
We cannot underestimate the power of the different art forms, and the correspondences between them, which are an unending source of inspiration and enrichment. — Helene Grimaud Copy Share Image
Music does not live until it's interpreted - with all of its flaws, mannerisms, etc. It needs to be incarnated to be something. — Helene Grimaud Copy Share Image
When we work on a piece of music, we'll often read the biographies of the composer and learn about what was going on historically… — Helene Grimaud Copy Share Image
The piece of music is nothing without the act of interpretation. That is the only way it can live, and it's a totally abstract… — Helene Grimaud Copy Share Image
My belief is that the music is always stronger than the performer: there is always something new, something we learn, whether at a performance… — Helene Grimaud Copy Share Image
It's so interesting, you know, whenever you read the accounts of composers playing their own music, that they had very different priorities than performers.… — Helene Grimaud Copy Share Image
There's always the syndrome of the parent-child relationship: when someone has known you since you were very young, it doesn't matter how much more… — Helene Grimaud Copy Share Image
