Music Has Always Been Transnational.

Many Of The Central Asians Know Russian, And Ted Levin Speaks It Fluently. I Speak Chinese, But Mongolian Is Completely Different, So We Had To Have Translators.

In Performance, We Have A Greater Purpose. The Greater Purpose Is That We're Communing Together, And We Want This Moment To Be Really Special For All Of Us. Because Otherwise, Why Bother To Have Come At All? It's Not About Proving Anything. It's About Sharing Something.

You Go Through Phases. You Have To Reinvent Reasons For Playing, And One Year's Answer Might Not Do For Another.

Music Has Always Been Transnational.

I Think There Are So Many Ways To Become Interested In Music. I Believe Signs Of Sustained Interest Gives A Sense Of The Right Time. Music, If Thought Of As A Language, Would Perhaps Indicate That As Early As Possible Is Not So Bad. I Do Believe That A Really Nurturing First Teacher That Makes The Child Love Something Is Crucial.