I would like new people with new ideas to come into it and change it.

I think the quality of something like the Beveridge, for instance, will have a life of its own.

If the (British) Arts Council give you money, they also tell you how to spend it.

Mozart has written opera, symphony, sacred and chamber music - not to mention his piano and violin concerti.

Music is a continuum and the modern and avant-garde composers of today will be part of the standard repertoire 30 years from now.

There are some sounds that English singers find quite difficult to manipulate.

Taste is changing, style is changing, and players abilities are changing.