Emanuel Ax

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!

How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to.

How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to.

Even if you don't like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway.

Even if you don't like a concert of mine, please, please applaud at the end anyway.

Everyone is different. Sometimes it's very exciting; sometimes very scary.

Everyone is different. Sometimes it's very exciting; sometimes very scary.