I Was Different From Most Young Conductors

I Worked On Scores. I Went To The Musical Library In Berlin Which Is Very Famous. I Discovered That We Had Scores Of Beethoven, Printed Scores Of Beethoven, That Are Full Of Mistakes. Not The Wrong Or False Notes, But The Wrong Dynamic, Understandable Things.

What I Never Overcame Is A Kind Of Shyness.

As I Came To New York, It Was For Me A New Beginning. To Discover What People Are Living Here. What Do They Need, What Do They Expect, What Would They Like To Be The Image And The Performance Of The New York Philharmonic?

I Was Different From Most Young Conductors Today.

Even My Family Laughed At Me Because They Thought This Young Guy Who's Always Stuttering In Front Of Other People Should Be In Front Of 100 Musicians And Talk To Them And Leading Them.