The awful thing about a conductor becoming geriatric is that you seem to become more desirable, not less.

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

Initially we performed in halls with capacities of 1,000.

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

So I've never found there was any particular separation between the two cultures at all, musically speaking.

If we perform the romantic repertoire we need more musicians.

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