What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do.

I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.

I don't want to portray myself as a daredevil. I'm not at all.

At a music hall, I'll get upset if someone coughs or if someone's cellphone goes off.

What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do.

There are days that I get neurotic with the instrument [violin]. Every little adjustment will change the balance for good or for bad. It's kind of a miracle, the way the whole thing works as an acoustical whole, so perfectly balanced that any little thing will - which also means the weather, the humidity.

I love the outdoor festival feeling.