Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.

There are people who are uncanny, who are finished products at a young age. I wasn't, thank God.

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

I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time.

For people who are really talented, what you don't say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what to leave alone so you can let the talent develop.

In difficult times, people just like to hear music. They like to be moved by what they hear. And music speaks different languages.

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.