At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.
We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.
I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always.
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.
Art has never been a popularity contest.
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.