Anne-Sophie Mutter exclusive: ‘You will watch…’

The formidable German violinist makes her debut on Zsolt Bognar’s Living the Classical Life. You see it first on Slipped Disc.

Samples:

‘The first record I bought with my pocket money was Bruckner 4.’

‘Karajan was the embodiment of charisma.’

‘Those were the days when there was time to rehearse.’

‘Meeting Karajan was a little bit like meeting John Williams…. I was intimidated by John Williams. I was not intimidated by Karajan.’

‘I try to be a useful member of human society…. I am on Instagram and Facebook… I have never been an artist who wanted to be seen as more than an artist.’

‘If one of my dogs is very sick, I am very grateful for the responses.’

‘I need time to stay humble, to stay grounded…. I try to be a serious musician who is not blindfolded when it comes to social causes.’

Totally fascinating empathetic stuff.

‘We need to be realistic why we want to be a musician.’