Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players.

The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home.

Everyone is different. Sometimes it's very exciting; sometimes very scary.

We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud.

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.