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The Joy Of Working With The Chicago Symphony Was Immeasureable.

The Experience Awakened 'my Tremendous Musical Ambition, Which Has Never Subsided To This Day.

Everyone Says You Have To Be A Specialist, And If You Conduct Wagner You Cannot Conduct Mozart - This Is Nonsense.

Although Both Sides Of My Family Were Religious, I Was Never Forced To Practice The Jewish Faith. I Did Not Really Rebel Against It, But Then, As Today, I Disliked Organized Religion. I Have A Strange Inhibition About Praying With Others.

The Academy Gave Me A Grounding In Discipline And Hard Work That Has Sustained Me Throughout My Life, And The Lessons I Learned There I Now Try To Impress On Young People.