A New Yorker Best Book of the Year . "Moving and beautifully written." -BBC Music Magazine   

"Hotta is an unobtrusive narrator whose personal anecdotes are like grace notes on the larger score of Suzuki's life." -Meghan Cox Gurdon, Wall Street Journal   

"Suzuki will take a deserved place as the definitive account of his life, and will be a valuable resource for scholars, teachers, and music students alike. Hotta's writing strikes a perfect balance between scholarly precision and engaging narrative…Conjures a vibrant and moving portrait of both the man and his revolutionary vision." -Andrew Braddock, The Strad 

"This well-researched, conceived, and executed book seems to be the first objective account of the man and his life. It is a revelation on many levels…[Suzuki] is about optimism, gentleness, doggedness, belief in children, humanity, and the affirmative properties of art in the face of violence and ignorance." -David Mehegan, Arts Fuse