Growing up in Hollywood, like I did, I have a passion and a love for the movies, so I go to the cinema all the time.

The role of an orchestra in the 21st century isn't just playing, it's about developing future audiences and performers.

Over the years it has been my privilege to lead performances with Saint Louis, the National Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra and so many other wonderful organizations.

There's not an orchestra in the world that doesn't have weaknesses. None of us can play everything well. The repertoire is just too big.

I'm not particularly lucid after a concert. I'm not very lucid before, either.

I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.

On the corner of 57th and 7th Avenue sits the most famous concert hall in the world. No less a figure than when Tchaikovsky led the first performances in 1891. Virtually every major artist has performed there. There is simply no place like it. The first time I stepped foot in Carnegie Hall was in 1964.