Stravinsky Is Masterly: His Harmony Is Conceived

I Was Starting A Group Of Musicians And We Had A Group Of Young Composers In Finland Back In The '70s, And The Real Conductors, The Professional Conductors At The Time Were Not Interested In Our Stuff.

The Classical Music Industry, Has Been An Industry Of Covers. So We Do Covers, And If I Compare This With The Rock And Pop Side, What Is The Most Exciting Event?

This Conducting Thing Happened. In 1983 I Was Sucked Into This International Career, Which Was A Very Scary Experience.

Lots Of Really Interesting People Move To U.s And Decide To Work Here, Because Of This Whole Attitude And Openness. I'm Absolutely Convinced That This Is Just The Beginning. In A Couple Decades We Will See An Even More Dramatic Change.

With American Orchestras, In Particular, Because They Play In Such Huge Halls, Getting A True Pianissimo Is Very Hard.