What happens when the music stops? Where does it go?

What happens when the music stops? Where does it go?

Part of my big message with all this is that if you are alive, you know all you need to know about the message of classical music, because more than any other music, it is about the way life really is.

If you're curious, if you have a capacity for wonder, if you're alive, you know all that you need to know [about music].

The whole path of American music has been so much about the recognition of stylistic diversity, and the recognition of the importance of music which was from one of the vernacular traditions.

One of my central maxims is how a major part of what a conductor tries to do is get a large group of people to agree on where "now" actually is.

This extraordinary group has absolutely captivated my imagination, knocked my socks off - what more can I say?