Germany will never be a real, free thinking and free feeling friend of Israel, because it will always fall under this shadow.

When playing music, it is possible to achieve a unique sense of peace.

There are many types of silence. There is a silence before the note, there is a silence at the end and there is a silence in the middle.

I have heard Ori Kam on several occasions over the last few years and have always been deeply impressed with his playing. He possesses a rare combination of musical talent, technical facility, intelligence, and charisma, and he is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary young artists I have heard in recent years.

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

Every great work of art has two faces, one towards its own time and one towards future, towards eternity.

I'm sure that there are many Israelis who dream of waking up one day to find the Palestinians gone. And there are many Palestinians who dream of going to bed at night and waking up the next morning to find the Israelis gone.