Marta Argerich

Classical Pianist Argentine Born 1941 (age 85)

Virtuoso pianist whose passionate interpretations and technical mastery inspired admirers.

422 quotes

"I have learned that success is a terrible measure of worth."
Success
"Music teaches patience in a way that nothing else can."
Patience
"Every day I am grateful for the gift of this talent."
Gratitude
"I play not to win, but to grow."
"The stage is where I feel closest to God."
Faith
"I learned that kindness and firmness can coexist in teaching and in life."
Kindness
"Art requires complete commitment or nothing at all."
"I have discovered that imagination is more important than knowledge."
Imagination
"Music is the language I speak most fluently."
Music
"I play because my heart has more to say than my mouth ever could."
"The greatest strength is the ability to be vulnerable."
Strength
"I have found that the most important lesson is to never stop learning."
Education
"Every performance teaches me something new about myself."
"I believe that art is the highest form of human expression."
Art
"The piano has given me everything I could ever want."
Gratitude
"I learned that you must love what you do more than you love success."
Love
"Music is the only pure language we possess."
Music
"I play because the alternative is to not be alive."
Life
"The greatest performances come from the deepest understanding."
Wisdom
"I have learned that the only true failure is not trying."
Courage
"Art demands everything, but it gives back infinitely more."
Art
"I practice until my fingers know before my mind thinks."
"The stage has taught me that life is made of moments, and each one matters."
Time
"I believe that music can heal what medicine cannot."
"I have found my freedom in the discipline of my craft."
Freedom
"Every note is a choice, and every choice reveals who you are."
"I play to create beauty in a world that often lacks it."
Beauty
"The piano has shown me that hard work and love are inseparable."
Work
"I learned that the journey is infinitely more valuable than the destination."
Wisdom
"Music is the heartbeat of my existence."
Music