When you can hear a violinist, that is better than you, then you learn from him, because if you play with somebody who is worse than you, then you go…

- Ruggiero Ricci

A good interpreter can take a piece of bad music and make it sound pretty decent, while a bad interpreter can take good music and make it sound cheap…

- Ruggiero Ricci

Every violinist has a different style, so it's important to be able to recognise their styles. You don't have to like everyone's style but you have t…

- Ruggiero Ricci

A specialist is someone who does everything else worse.

- Ruggiero Ricci

So, first you have to be able to play with a metronome. Then you take your freedom. If you play in an orchestra, you got to watch the conductor, he i…

- Ruggiero Ricci

Well, rhythm is 90 percent of the interpretation.

- Ruggiero Ricci

You have to do a lot of listening, you don't just learn out of yourself.

- Ruggiero Ricci

Of course the most difficult thing on the violin is always intonation. The second one is rhythm. If you play in tune, in time with a good sound that'…

- Ruggiero Ricci

I don't have favourites, I think, when you play, you have to be like a prostitute, you have to love the piece you are playing. Even if you don't like…

- Ruggiero Ricci