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.

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

People, of all ages, are far more open than you might think to being moved in new ways.

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

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