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I've always been heavily influenced by classical music, mostly by baroque music.

— Yngwie Malmsteen

I got involved with classical music when I was in high school and it's followed me throughout my entire life and probably had a…

— Benjamin Carson

I grew up with a lot of classical music around.

— Kemp Muhl

Being classically trained gave me the real foundation for music. It's so important in my life. Why was I influenced by all these styles…

— Lara Fabian

I started with very tonal 19th-century music because I wanted to be a violinist as a child. So this was my first music, and…

— Krzysztof Penderecki

My greatest influence came from my parents' love of classical music. We listened to a lot of arias and operas growing up.

— Lara Fabian

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

Classical music is something that we're very passionate about, but we always thought it was presented in a stuffy way.

— Aleksey Igudesman

The realm of classical music is so vast - not only in terms of style but of era, age and the purposes for which…

— David Finckel

I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that…

— Nina Simone

Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it…

— Yo-Yo Ma

Music has always been transnational; people pick up whatever interests them, and certainly a lot of classical music has absorbed influences from all over…

— Yo-Yo Ma