We should make decisions in life with our hearts, not our brains, not only in music but in daily life.

I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played.

For me, I always like to get up bright and early.

I believe that music in itself heals and that everything is about the power of the mind. I thought if you are happy, you don't get ill. Your health is in your head. When you are satisfied with your work, you don't get ill.

I know that when I like music, when it touches my heart, that it will touch your heart, too. That, I think, is the secret to my success.

The waltz can be sad and at the same time uplifting. You have to see life from both sides, and the waltz encapsulates that. If you're in my audience you give yourself to me and the waltz will grab you.

When I'm not on tour, I love to have a long breakfast at home in my garden.