Music Is A Fundamental Human Right

I Wanted To Play My Violin And Have My Musical Expression Through The Instrument. But Then I Was Really Young When I Had My First Opportunity To Conduct.

I Have Eaten Very Well In Los Angeles. Marvelously!

My Relationship With The Philharmonia Orchestra Brought Me Many Times To London And I Will Always Reflect Positively On That Early Period Of Development With Them - Their Patience, Their Warmth, Their Dedication.

The Challenge Is Not So Much To Change The Sound. The Challenge Is To Connect And To Create Something Special.

For Me To Rehearse With A Children's Orchestra A Mahler Symphony Was To Really Work. We Had Three Or Four Weeks Of Rehearsal With The Orchestra, Every Day Eight Or Nine Hours, Putting The First Together. I Had Been Conducting Tchaikovsky A Lot And Beethoven, But Mahler Was Different.