Between The Two Men, Somewhere, A Truth

But One Day, When I Was Still Young, I Was Parted From My Family And Left My Native Country. I Hunted And Searched For Music, And Destiny Turned Me Into The Object Of My Hunt. The Circumstances Of Life Became My 'antlers' And Prevented Me From Returning Home.

I Wanted To Get Away From My Past And Everything Connected With It.

I Would Never Have Become Music Director Of The Chicago Symphony, Which Would Have Been An Extremely Sad Loss.

Everyone Says You Have To Be A Specialist, And If You Conduct Wagner You Cannot Conduct Mozart - This Is Nonsense.

The Academy Gave Me A Grounding In Discipline And Hard Work That Has Sustained Me Throughout My Life, And The Lessons I Learned There I Now Try To Impress On Young People.