With American Orchestras, In Particular, Because They

The Philharmonic Became Such A Journey And Adventure In My Life, And A Deeply Satisfying Thing.

I Can't Imagine How Many First Performances I've Done, Perhaps 500. Some Of Them Have Been Very Good, And Some Of Course Very Bad.

I Always Felt That One Day I Would Have To Make The Change In My Own Life, Bite The Bullet And See What It Is To Be A Composer Who Conducts Rather Than The Other Way Around.

There Was This Kind Of Mildly Annoying Mythology About Conductor Like Biker Should Riding A Harley-davidson On An Lp Cover, And Wearing A Sort Of A Leather Suit.

Music Has Just As Much To Do With Movement And Body As It Does Soul And Intellect.