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

It's nice not to have the majority of the attention on me like there is when playing a concerto with an orchestra.

When the music is physically demanding, I want to make sure that the effort involved is put across to the audience through physical gesture.

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.

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

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