Although I hardly ever turn on the TV set unless it's football season, I do watch a lot of TV on my iPad - perfect for long airplane journeys.

There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures.

If you mess up the tiniest little thing in the Beethoven concerto, or the phrasing isn't just exactly perfectly executed, Beethoven brings out the worst in the best violinist. You almost never hear a satisfying performance, because it doesn't play itself.

I was lucky enough to have parents who started me on music very early, but most kids don't get that kind of exposure.

So much of performing is a mind game.

Kids need to be structured in some way, but you don't want to force something down their throats that they have no interest in.

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