What I Never Overcame Is A Kind

I Can Go In Front Of An Orchestra. I Can Go In Front Of An Audience. But If You See Me Walking Through An Audience In The Reception Or Through A Lot Of People, I'm Still Shy.

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 Wouldn't Say I've Changed My Mind. I Changed Some Of My Natural Habits, Some Of My Natural Character.

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.

If You Go To Japan For Instance, You Should Know That They Have A Different Way Of Playing Beethoven Or Brahms. But If You Play With Them Mozart, Debussy, Mendelssohn, They Have A Wonderful Light Feeling For That.