It wasn't that I ever knew I'd be at the Met for 20 years, or 30 years, or 40 years, or anything like that

Its just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a completely involved person who reflects what we rehearsed, and whose function is to make it possible for them to do it.

Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it.

So, the total number of hours spent on the stuff you have to do to take care of a family, working and caring for stuff at home, the total number of hours is actually about the same for mothers and fathers.

As major orchestras around the world are gripped in various kinds of crises and upheaval, we need to be sure that we are bringing up this new generation.

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside the home