Believe me, I've had interviews where the person says, "So when did you start and why? What about your parents?" I say to them, "Please, have you heard of the word Google?"

I'm just a one-instrument player. I have been known to play a blender, but I basically play - just play the violin.

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

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.

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

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

That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise.