Stephen Hough : (8)

" I want music to move me, and I don’t think it can do that without at least a link to tonality. It’s the tug between atonal and tonal which makes music poignant. " - Stephen Hough

" I love teaching. " - Stephen Hough

" Live in the present moment. The past and future are nonexistent. Only the present can be grasped or, better, embraced. " - Stephen Hough

" Freedom comes with the impossibility of choosing. " - Stephen Hough

" In superficial terms, to have an orchestral career is to be better than others, or at least to be chosen over others on that particular occasion; it is a form of survival. " - Stephen Hough

" It’s very hard to come up with ideal situations… With different moods and the difficulties of traveling around, I often play my best under the worst conditions. " - Stephen Hough

" The things I do outside of playing the piano are done out of an inner necessity, not just because I want to try my hand at different things. " - Stephen Hough

" Traveling the road can be quite tiresome. " - Stephen Hough