I have friends who have a CD mastering plant in Hollywood and they are very sceptical about European record labels' understanding of digital technology.

Similarly you can make a transition from one set of instruments to another imperceptibly.

Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.

What was once underground is now coming to the surface.

I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.

The academic area of new music or modern music festivals is not something which attracts me at all.

The virtuoso element in jazz playing, all those very fast runs in the upper extremes, simply doesn't appeal to me. That's why I don't want to make my concerto "virtuosic" in the sense of a technical show-off. I want a beautiful sound and a melodic and lyrical line. I am more interested in the way someone can play musically.