When you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work out all the little problems. Once that's all done, trust comes in.

If you play something well, I don't care what it is. I mean, I don't play an electric [violin] - I tried. It's actually interesting.

One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening.

One must always practice slowly. If you learn something slowly, you forget it slowly.

For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them.

You decide to be a musician, you have to put in the time.

Never miss an opportunity to teach; when you teach others, you teach yourself.