In Europe, there is so much tradition, and everyone has established ideas as to what art should be and what it has always been.

Anyone who composes and conducts at the same time is immediately suspect, because he must be faking one or the other.

This country, and the West Coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy.

The philharmonic became such a journey and adventure in my life, and a deeply satisfying thing.

After 30 years I have realized the greatest pleasure I can get is to have learnt.

Music has just as much to do with movement and body as it does soul and intellect.

When an artist works today or whenever, it's not about creating immortal masterpieces, because that's the one thing we don't decide ourselves.