All Quotes

One learns how to change gears within a concert repertoire. ”

It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music. ”

In Bombay, we have a fine concert hall. I think it is high time we built venues in Delhi and Calcutta, not only for western music, but also Indian music. It doesn't matter which party is in power; don't you think the capital of India should have a concert hall? ”

Most Arab Israelis speak Hebrew, but not the other way around. It's about time that changed. ”

As soon as, say, Saddam Hussein started bombing Israel with Scuds, everyone was like, 'Poor Israel.' But when Israel retaliates - and most of the time they then win - people turn against them. ”

I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then I have had to sacrifice something in order to have enough time with my orchestras. ”

I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras. ”

New York for a long time was a kind of conductor's graveyard. ”

I'm really not a party person. I'm in the business of working with 100 people every day, so I don't revel in meeting a roomful of people in my leisure time. ”

I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here. ”