“getting into the rhythm of nightly homework. Cello practice became part of his nightly routine—and mine. Just ten minutes in the beginning, but then fifteen and even twenty as he moved up through the grades. It was never onerous; always… — Ari L. Goldman Copy Share Image
“All the great cellists I revered played on this stage, including Casals, du Pré, Rostropovich, and, most of all, Mr. J. I was blown… — Ari L. Goldman Copy Share Image
“getting into the rhythm of nightly homework. Cello practice became part of his nightly routine—and mine. Just ten minutes in the beginning, but then… — Ari L. Goldman Copy Share Image
“I told him that I liked “light” classical, such as Mozart, Handel, and Tchaikovsky. I didn’t really know what I was talking about since… — Ari L. Goldman Copy Share Image
“As the conductor played her A, I strained to listen to my cello’s A. I could hear that it was off—my ear was that… — Ari L. Goldman Copy Share Image
“Trombone lessons?” I asked. “I couldn’t resist,” Eve said with a smile. THE NEXT CHAPTER What Eve was experiencing in her late seventies—and what… — Ari L. Goldman Copy Share Image