After Reaching 50, I Began To Wonder

I Think That Peace Is, In Many Ways, A Precondition Of Joy.

When People Ask Me How They Should Approach Performance, I Always Tell Them The Professional Musician Should Aspire To The State Of The Beginner.

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.

I Want To Investigate Different Cultures, To See How Their Identities And Values Affect Their Music. It's One Way I Can Get To Know Our World, At Least To A Certain Depth.

One Is That You Have To Take Time, Lots Of Time, To Let An Idea Grow From Within. The Second Is That When You Sign On To Something, There Will Be Issues Of Trust, Deep Trust, The Way The Members Of A String Quartet Have To Trust One Another.