I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my role in the transmission of music is to be its best advocate at that moment.

I think that peace is, in many ways, a precondition of joy.

You must have a reason to be in the places to which you go, and you must do only things that you really care about.

Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

In performance, we have a greater purpose. The greater purpose is that we're communing together, and we want this moment to be really special for all of us. Because otherwise, why bother to have come at all? It's not about proving anything. It's about sharing something.

Good things happen when you meet strangers.

Music has always been transnational.