Music is the thousandth of a millisecond between one note and another; how you get from one to the other-that's where the music is.

I have a responsibility to pass on to the next generation what I learned from my teachers, ... It keeps me young and reminds me where I came from. Teaching young artists is like giving water to a flower.

Everywhere in the world, music enhances a hall, with one exception: Carnegie Hall enhances the music.

There are more bad musicians than there is bad music.

Music is the thousandth of a millisecond between one note and another; how you get from one to the other-that's where the music is.

The greatest wealth of this nation is not only the mergers of giant corporations or the possibility of further globalization of the infrastructure of the world. In the United States, our greatest single source of wealth is the minds and talent of our young people. Not to use it is stupid - to waste it is a crime.

Playing a concerto with Zubin is like being surrounded by a well-loved, cashmere-lined silk glove.