Attendance Quote by Anonymous

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the…

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

I don't mind conducting the orchestra if I can play the violin.

— Edwin Land

“There is one, and only one, advantage to somebody who cannot play the violin insisting on doing so anyways, and the advantage is that…

— Lemony Snicket

Second violins can play a concerto perfectly if they're in their own home and nobody's there.

— Garrison Keillor

The only downside to playing the violin is that you never know when you're going to be asked to play. I could be out…

— Charlie Siem

If you want a good play and a show, you need time to prep for it. Artistes must be allowed to practice without being…

— Pankaj Kapur

I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.

— William Hurt

Another thing that I don't like to do is show too much how it goes. I do it once in a blue moon. Sometimes…

— Itzhak Perlman

You go to a festival, you know you're not going to play all new material at a festival. The audience is not there for…

— David Byrne

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

— Robert Schumann

No one should be allowed to play the violin until he has mastered it.

— Jim Fiebig

Years ago, I heard an interview with violinist Yehudi Menuhin. The interviewer said, "Do you still practice?" And he said, "I practice every day."…

— Donald E. Westlake