When you play Mozart, it's so clean, it's so simple. It's the body naked.

I love to travel, but sometimes it's nice to stay in one place.

It's a physical challenge. It's a spiritual challenge. I'm studying almost every day a different symphony, not returning to any one for a week.

Los Angeles is a very special city. It's a great ethnic mix, a great cultural mix.

I think it's a very important collaboration between the conductor and the orchestra - especially when the conductor is one more member of the orchestra in the way that you are leading, but also respecting, feeling and building the same way for all the players to understand the music.

With an orchestra you are building citizens, better citizens for the community.

I wanted to play my violin and have my musical expression through the instrument. But then I was really young when I had my first opportunity to conduct.