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Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Leila Josefowicz
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Leila Josefowicz.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Leila Bronia Josefowicz
is an American-Canadian classical violinist.
American -
Musician
| Born:
October 20
, 1977
Source:
Wikipedia
People, of all ages, are far more open than you might think to being moved in new ways.
I guess really what my goal is is just to enlarge the violin repertoire.
When the music is physically demanding, I want to make sure that the effort involved is put across to the audience through physical gesture.
I suppose that's why new music and I go well together, because new music often requires maintaining great rhythm.
If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.
You're playing serious music, and you want to be taken seriously. When they get my age wrong on the program, I wish they'd make me older.
My goal would be trying to bring some light to the world, which is often a dark and violent place.
I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure.
It's nice not to have the majority of the attention on me like there is when playing a concerto with an orchestra.
Classical music has been based on works people love and come back to for aural comfort.
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