Where prominent writers are expected to have a socially, politically responsible voice, musicians sometimes find meaning only in the voice which produces… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
I want music to move me, and I don't think it can do that without at least a link to tonality. It's… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
Most people are at a concert because they want to be inspired, entertained, moved; we musicians have the mission to be bringers… — Stephen Hough Concert Copy Share Image
To me, the heart of the ministry lies in being able to help deeply distressed people, not because of your own qualities… — Stephen Hough Being Copy Share Image
I was very quick; I did nothing but play the piano apart from being at school. I was at home with my… — Stephen Hough Fresh air Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a monk at some time in my life, or a priest, so there was a kind of reflex… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
Many people who don't like Rachmaninov's style consider the 'Rhapsody' his masterpiece. It's written fantastically well for orchestra and piano. He combines… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
There's certainly no doubt that commercialism has entered classical music to such a degree that almost no one seems to care anymore… — Stephen Hough Classical Copy Share Image
I enjoy painting. It's an incredible release of tension, and I feel very excited doing it. I squeeze out some wonderful red… — Stephen Hough Artist Copy Share Image
Discovering how to spend leisure time well, especially during a time of austerity, could be as important in the effort to reduce… — Stephen Hough Effort Copy Share Image
Learning great works like the Liszt Sonata or Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' should be a struggle to a certain extent, where you need to… — Stephen Hough Brain Copy Share Image
At moments of acute joy or sorrow, men and women throughout history have sung or reached for musical instruments to express the… — Stephen Hough Emotional Copy Share Image
I didn't want to look back in 10 or 20 years and say, 'Yes, I always wanted to write that piano sonata… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
I love listening to things like those wonderful piano pieces of Stockhausen. It's just not my thing as a composer or performer,… — Stephen Hough Goodness Copy Share Image
I just found the piano so fascinating and wonderful, and I begged my parents to buy me one. In the end, they… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
If I'm walking along the street, ideas come. Ideas about things that I'm interested in. I've jotted them down in the past… — Stephen Hough Ideas Copy Share Image
Bach and Beethoven erected temples and churches on the heights. I only wanted to build dwellings for men in which they might… — Stephen Hough Dwellings Copy Share Image
Schubert, Franck, and Liszt were all Roman Catholics who questioned or doubted or lived in different ways, and religion was certainly part… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
In school, my favourite class was when we were given a subject for an essay on which we could freewheel. And poetry:… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
