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...play so much," manager Sol Hurok told the New York Times in 1959. "I tell him, 'The less you play, the longer you will play.' It does no good." Stern was a generous teacher who mentored and encouraged cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Emanuel Ax (see Eulogy, below...
...first met ISAAC STERN when I was a young pianist, just beginning to perform. I was so bowled over by the force of his personality and reputation that it was many years before I realized he was not 7 ft. tall. One of the thrills of being onstage with him was the feeling of belonging he exuded. Once, after a concert in which he had played particularly brilliantly, even though the day had been spent in tiring travel, he said to the rest of us playing with him, "You know, I'm just a stage animal." It was that quality...
...Emanuel Ax, concert pianist...
...Eulogy By EMANUEL AX, concert pianist...
...first met ISAAC STERN when I was a young pianist just beginning to perform. I was so bowled over by the force of his personality and reputation that it was many years before I realized he was not 7 ft. tall. One of the thrills of being on stage with him was the feeling of belonging he exuded. Once, after a concert in which he had played particularly brilliantly, he said to the rest of us, "You know, I'm just a stage animal." It was that quality that gave us the feeling that there was no need...