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Conducting was just something that happened by fluke.
I'm conducting slowly because I don't know the tempo.
We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.
But enough joking. I am singing. This is all my life.
Don't think you are looking at me because you are not.
Even when you are not playing you are holding me back.
Death is an awful thing. I don't believe in it myself.
A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change.
I think we were all frustrated with our daily routine.
I love Mozart, but I often make a terrible hash of it.
"True expertise is the most potent form of authority."
Something went wrong. It was correct when I studied it.
I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot.
At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.
I was married at 16, a father at 17 and divorced at 18.
We do not know when he is coming. He is coming tomorrow.
We don't want other people poking into our artistic pie.
There are people who think I am Israeli. That's rubbish.
Quick music sounds dull unless every note is articulated.
Initially we performed in halls with capacities of 1,000.
I hope I have given back half the joy music has given me.
The British like any kind of music so long as it is loud.
It has no rhythm, but it will because it's so much faster.
After two minutes after this time, and I am already there.
Modern music is three farts and a raspberry, orchestrated.
Conductors start getting good when everybody else retires.
The conductor has the advantage of not seeing the audience.
The notes are right, but if I listened they would be wrong.
Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.
I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.
Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.
Music is the message of peace, and music only brings peace.
One learns how to change gears within a concert repertoire.
Critics do their job, and I take their criticism seriously.
It is glorious to become a learner again at my time of life.
What our profession is all about is interacting with people.
I feel like a little boy who is constantly offered new toys.
I will prove that a great conducting career is expecting me.
Learning music is a birthright. And you have to start young.
In this art form, in any art form, generalities are useless.
I love a visceral sound, the kind that hits you in the belly.
I can see none of you are smugglers; that's why it's so loud.
I always feel I do it too slow, but then others do it faster.
It's difficult to remember when you haven't played it before.
Basically speaking, conducting is quite a healthy profession.
If we perform the romantic repertoire we need more musicians.
You have to be able to enthral and persuade at the same time.
A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.
I have a few homes, and Los Angeles is certainly one of them.
New York for a long time was a kind of conductor's graveyard.