Isaac Stern, one of the century's foremost violinists, stressed the importance of involving young people in the arts during his visit to Harvard yesterday.
In a speech to an attentive audience at Lowell Lecture Hall, and in a master class for students earlier in the day, Stern tried to imbue students with his love for music.
Stern spoke passionately about his long career, describing music as a "personal involvement with wondrous ecstasy."
"Music is for me a constant wonderment and...a constant search," he said.
In response to an audience question, Stern described his thoughts while he played music.
"I'm listening to me," he said. "Where I'm coming from, where I'm going, and where I am."
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