Anti-Semitism has no historical, political and certainly no philosophical origins. Anti-Semitism is a disease.

You can't expect someone born into a family with no music...to understand when I'm conducting the Schönberg Variations.

I'm not naive. I know perfectly well that there isn't a single Arab or Muslim in the world who would say: There has to be a Jewish state in the Middle East.

Anti-Semitism has no historical, political and certainly no philosophical origins. Anti-Semitism is a disease.

Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence.

Jewish intellectuals contributed a great deal to insure that Europe became a continent of humanism, and it is with these humanist ideals that Europe must now intervene in the Middle East conflict.

The ear plays the role of the guide in the museum in the concert I'm taking now. We don't have an oral guide, we have to provide it ourselves. One reason why active listening is absolutely essential.