People Will Ask, 'are You Famous?' And

The Tradition Of Classical Music And The Opera Is Such That It Used To Be The Place Where Social Intercourse Could Take Place Between All Parts Of Society: Politicians, Industrialists, Artists, Citizens, Etc. That Tradition, I Think, Still Exists, But It's Much, Much More Diluted.

I Learn Something Not Because I Have To, But Because I Really Want To. That's The Same View I Have For Performing. I'm Performing Because I Really Want To, Not Because I Have To Bring Bread Back Home.

After Reaching 50, I Began To Wonder What The Root Of Life Is.

Bach Takes You To A Very Quiet Place Within Yourself, To The Inner Core, A Place Where You Are Calm And At Peace.

Once Something Is Memorable, It's Living And You're Using It. That To Me Is The Foundation Of A Creative Society.