I listen to kids play a lot.

I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and listen with different ears. The most important thing that you need to do is really listen.

This machine, the wheelchair, I can go all over the place, but you need a place without stairs to get in.

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

A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays.

Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.

I feel that you always pay when you are a child.