Once something is memorable, it's living and you're using it. That to me is the foundation of a creative society.

Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.

When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.

Music has always been transnational; people pick up whatever interests them, and certainly a lot of classical music has absorbed influences from all over the world.

I play an instrument that has four strings, and I'm still trying to get it right. What I've tried to do in the process of playing these four strings is to try and understand the people I meet, the stories they have to tell. And then become an advocate for them and their stories through music.

When your heart and your mind are engaged, you cannot go wrong.

Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it becomes your friend for life.