I Was Different From Most Young Conductors

And At The Same Time, I Had My Very First Concert At The Age Of 16. I Hadn't Heard A Symphony Orchestra Before, And I Was So Deeply Impressed I Said I Have To Be A Conductor.

I Always Imagined That To Bring An Orchestra To Play Together Is Not Enough For A Conductor.

Young Conductors Who Are Confident Enough, They Very Often Have Success.

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?

If Every School Would Hire Two More Music Teachers, We Would Need Two Fewer Police Officers.