I sat reading in these chairs and felt somehow, in an abstr… - Murray Perahia

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I sat reading in these chairs and felt somehow, in an abstract rather than a religious way, that suffering shapes you. Not only my own religious thought, but that of my ancestors, affected me in some way. The thing we have as Jews is that it’s a wonderfully abstract religion. Images are not allowed, so it’s welcome to abstract thought.

Murray Perahia

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Murray Perahia (born April 19, 1947, in New York City) is an American concert pianist and conductor.

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