“I do not feel the age in my playing but people are influencing me to feel the age, to be completely

focused upon constantly with that and scrutinize and being with such tension that is difficult and very
harmful. You cannot help it but to start thinking. Maybe I should have a trauma, maybe I should tremble
but as long as I am in demand I will go on.” -Ida Haendel, I am the Violin 2004

“I know people are waiting for flaws, they come to a concert and they will “say can she still do it?” They
are waiting for failure.” -Ida Haendel

“Oh, there is never perfection in life. That’s the truth. Aiming for perfection never achieving it.” -Ida
Haendel, I am the Violin 2004 (29:40)

“I’m very selective when it comes to man. Very, very high standard. Doesn’t mean to say that I didn’t
find somebody who answered all of that. I did! I thought there was one who was absolutely perfect. I
couldn’t find a fault with this person. I didn’t find any flaw in him. He answered everything that I look for
in a human being. Not necessarily in a man. He was just extremely funny, he had a tremendous sense of
humor, and a culture, and the genius. You know the whole persona was so overwhelming. Does it say it
all?” -Ida Haendel

“I don’t feel the need to bring somebody up in my style, I don’t feel the lack of being a mother. I feel
very comfortable and I like people, young or old or middle-aged and I feel like I’m in the company of the
entire world.” -Ida Haendel, Life and Works of Ida Haendel 2018

“Rhythm is the basic thing in life, and in music.” -Ida Haendel

“We must be able to accept everything. When you have to. It is completely useless to protest that
because there is many things we love or like but can’t have , so it’s only up to us to decide how to accept
this and live on.” – Ida

“To be alone is very bad. Conversations raise the spirit. As does friendship.”

Watch Life and work of Ida Haendel (Full documentary, 2018) her message at the end of the video.