When An Artist Works Today Or Whenever,

Our Industry [classic Music] Has Kind Of Retarded Into This Kind Of Endless Cover-producing Thing, And It's A Pity.

This Conducting Thing Happened. In 1983 I Was Sucked Into This International Career, Which Was A Very Scary Experience.

I'm Trying To Conduct Only Five Months A Year, And The Rest Will Be Composing Time. I'm Trying To Spend As Much As I Can Out Of Those Months Here In L.a., Because For Creative Work, This Is A Fantastic Place.

Our Audience, It Has Been A More Difficult Process For Classical Music Audiences Around The World, And I'm Not Completely Certain Why.

I Realized That The European Dogma Is Not Necessarily The Only Way To Look At Things.