I Set Out To Create A Means

Los Angeles Is A Very Special City. It's A Great Ethnic Mix, A Great Cultural Mix.

You Have To Believe That Things Will Happen, You Have To Work And Love What You're Doing.

I Wanted To Play My Violin And Have My Musical Expression Through The Instrument. But Then I Was Really Young When I Had My First Opportunity To Conduct.

My Relationship With The Philharmonia Orchestra Brought Me Many Times To London And I Will Always Reflect Positively On That Early Period Of Development With Them - Their Patience, Their Warmth, Their Dedication.

My Main Goal, And It's A Big One, Is That Every Child Has A Chance To Get Close To Music - As A Right - That As They Have Access To Food, Health, And Education, They Get The Chance To Have Art And Culture - Especially Music.