If you're a good composer, you steal good steals.
Which of my Jewish roots do I follow?
To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.
The 20th century has been a badly written drama, from the beginning.
Conducting is like making love to a hundred people at the same time.
Einstein said that "the most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious." So why do so many of us try to explain the beauty of music, thus depriving it of its mystery?