No One Tells You What To Do

I Think If There's Ever Been A Time We Need Music More, It's Now. For Our Kids, It Teaches You To Take Time, To Listen, To Work Together, To Listen To Other People, And To Use Your Brain. That's Why Classical Music Doesn't Work When You Throw It At People In A Subway Platform While They're Rushing To Work. Classical Music Is Something That Needs To Be Contemplated, You Have To Be Completely Present With An Active Mind That's Working. It's Not Background Music.

I Always Find It Funny When People Say, "i Don't Really Like Classical Music" Or "it Doesn't Do Anything For Me." I Tell Them, "well, You Know, It Does. You Go To Films And You're Responding To It, And You've Heard It..." It's Controlling You! So Don't Think You're Not Being Affected. It's A Great Medium For Music.

Every Orchestra Is Different. Sometimes, You're Blown Away By A Particular Musician. If I'm Playing The Brahms Concerto, It's Crucial To Have A Great Oboe Player, Because We Work In Tandem.

If You Mess Up The Tiniest Little Thing In The Beethoven Concerto, Or The Phrasing Isn't Just Exactly Perfectly Executed, Beethoven Brings Out The Worst In The Best Violinist. You Almost Never Hear A Satisfying Performance, Because It Doesn't Play Itself.

No One Tells You What To Do If You Completely Flop At The Beginning Of A Performance.