Not only has the eyes taken over, but we have anaesthetised the ears through all the muzak that we hear all the time.

I hope that my new status will be an example of Israeli-Palestinian co-existence, I believe that the destinies of the Israeli people and the Palestinian people are inextricably linked.

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.

I can't stand being in Chicago anymore and hearing the Brahms Violin Concerto in the elevator. Because that shows me that when they come to the concert hall they listen to it in the same way.

Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead.

I love conducting. What I'm tired of is music administration. I don't want that. I just want to make music.

Not only has the eyes taken over, but we have anaesthetised the ears through all the muzak that we hear all the time.