Art Has Never Been A Popularity Contest.

And So, Little By Little, I Gradually Divested Myself Of Pretty Nearly All Of The Guest Conducting I Used To Do, Because I Was At The Same Time Working In The Places Like The Met, Where I Could Work In This Sort Of Depth.

At My Age, You Are Naturally Inclined Towards Teaching.

I Thought I'd Write One Book And The World Would Change Overnight

It Was Just That We Had This Phenomenal Honeymoon Relationship That Just Kept On Going.

Great Cataclysmic Things Can Go By And Neither The Orchestra Nor The Conductor Are Under The Delusion That Whether They Make This Or That Gesture Is Going To Be The Deciding Factor In How It Comes Out.