I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call each other any time.

In this art form, in any art form, generalities are useless.

I am jealous of all those people who live on the shore of Dal Lake.

Rock music is predictable, unless theres great talent involved.

It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music.

I knew at university that medicine was just not for me. I saved many lives by not being a doctor!

In truth, I became a conductor because deep down I wanted to conduct Brahmss four symphonies and Richard Strausss tone poems.