If there were no rules about when to applaud, we in the audience would have the right response almost always.
It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home.
We should welcome applause whenever it comes.
The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction.
Everyone is different. Sometimes it's very exciting; sometimes very scary.
Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath in the silence of the end.