I suppose that's why new music and I go well together, because new music often requires maintaining great rhythm.

I guess really what my goal is is just to enlarge the violin repertoire.

If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.

My goal would be trying to bring some light to the world, which is often a dark and violent place.

Classical music has been based on works people love and come back to for aural comfort.

I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure.

You're playing serious music, and you want to be taken seriously. When they get my age wrong on the program, I wish they'd make me older.