Leonard Rose

“The cello is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older, but younger with time, more slender, more supple, more graceful.”

“The secret of shifting is that you never leave the old note until you have arrived at the new one.”

“Technique is the ability to transfer your musical ideas to the instrument.”

“Rhythm is the most instinctive, physical, and primitive of all the musical elements.”

“I advise my students to listen to the great singers. The bow is like the breath of a singer.”

“Intonation is a matter of will. You have to want to play in tune.”

“You must always be a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.”

“In music, you have to be able to tell a story.”

“A musician's life is one of constant learning.”

“A great artist can be a terrible teacher.”