Music Has The Capacity To Create A

In Times Of Totalitarian Or Autocratic Rule, Music (indeed Culture In General) Is Often The Only Avenue Of Independent Thought. It Is The Only Way People Can Meet As Equals, And Exchange Ideas. Culture Then Becomes Primarily The Voice Of The Oppressed And It Takes Over From Politics As A Driving Force For Change.

If A Man Dreams About Sleeping With Marilyn Monroe, He's Certainly Entitled To That. But When He Wakes Up, He Has To Acknowledge That He Is Married To Someone Else.

An Hour Of Violin Lessons In Berlin Is An Hour Where You Get The Child Interested In Music. An Hour In A Violin Lesson In Palestine Is An Hour Away From Violence, Is An Hour Away From Fundamentalism.

Today, Conducting Is A Question Of Ego: A Lot Of People Believe They Are Actually Playing The Music.

I Love Conducting. What I'm Tired Of Is Music Administration. I Don't Want That. I Just Want To Make Music.