Emanuel Ax — Ukrainian Musician born on June 08, 1949,

Emanuel Ax is a Grammy-winning American classical pianist. He is an internationally acclaimed performer, and a teacher on the faculty of the Juilliard School... (wikipedia)

Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players.
I have always thought that my ear is also very influenced by my eyes.
A lot of it just has to do with luck, serendipity.
I usually only play with very close friends.
All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!