5 For the Sake of Beautiful Tone

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 No Ordinary Childhood, No Ordinary Environment 17
5. 2 Formative Encounters 45
6. 3 Enchanted Circles 62
7. 4 Berlin, the Golden City 75
8. 5 For the Sake of Beautiful Tone 99
9. 6 “No Such Thing as a Born Genius” 122
10. 7 Picking Up the Pieces 150
11. 8 The World Is His Stage 183
12. 9 “Suzuki Messodo”—In My Time 208
13. Conclusion 221
14. Notes 233
15. Acknowledgments 247
16. Index 251