A critic can serve as guide. I think there's an understanding amongst the public that critics have their own preferences and dislikes.

My own goals center around writing the best music that I can, and only I can determine whether or not I've succeeded in accomplishing that.

Part of what makes music so interesting is the lack of consensus on just about any given topic.

Mazur was a remarkable artist. During our time in Rome we became friends. I would often perform my works for him at the piano.

The proliferation of new music groups and individual performers focusing on new music today is heartening. On the one hand the culture is very resistant to new things, and yet it continues to change and grow.

A critic can serve as guide. I think there's an understanding amongst the public that critics have their own preferences and dislikes.

The work of Liszt I most admire is the music he wrote toward the end of his life. This is often music of tremendous inventiveness. The music seems to be seeking something. It tends to be restless, unpredictable, often very sad.