Audience Quote by Ji-Hae Park

I will probably be remembered as someone who bastardized classical music, but apart from that I like to be someone who injected fun into…

— Vanessa Mae

I began as a violinist, not a composer. Thus my contact with orchestral musicians, with the source of music, is very important.

— Krzysztof Penderecki

I can think and play stuff in classical music that possibly violinists who didn't have access to other types of music could never do.…

— Nigel Kennedy

I love classical music and have been playing violin since I was seven. Music helps me to express feelings in a way words often…

— Jane Chen

I feel that classical music should be a more recognizable part of everyone’s entertainment. It has been my hope that through live concerts, motion…

— Jose Iturbi

I was classically trained. But more than just the fact that I play violin, there's a lot of classical elements in the way I…

— Lindsey Stirling

I grew up on Bach and Beethoven, and now I'm listening to more modern composers who I can't even name. But since I'm constantly…

— A. R. Rahman

Classical music is a special taste like Greek language or pre-Columbian archeology, not a common culture of reciprocal communication and psychological shorthand.

— Allan Bloom

I've played classical violin since I was 5 years old.

— Valentin Chmerkovskiy

I got so much love for classical music and I hear so much incredible music.You should know a bunch of music and have respect…

— Bruno Mars

I grew up on Bach and Beethoven and now I'm listening to more modern composers who I can't even name. But since I'm constantly…

— A. R. Rahman

Part of what I enjoy about writing classical music is communicating through the score and collaborating with such amazing musicians.

— Bryce Dessner