If we perform the romantic repertoire we need more musicians.
Most Beethoven symphonies require 80 or more instruments, and the late romantics even more.
Taste is changing, style is changing, and players abilities are changing.
There are some sounds that English singers find quite difficult to manipulate.
I would like new people with new ideas to come into it and change it.
Initially we performed in halls with capacities of 1,000.