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

I thought I'd write one book and the world would change overnight

And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at the same time working in the places like the Met, where I could work in this sort of depth.

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.

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

I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always.

A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change.