With Every Year Of Playing, You Want

As A Musician I'm Kind Of Nomadic, Waldo-like. I Show Up In Different Places, And I'm Witness To Unbelievable Things.

There Are Limits To How Much Sound A Cello Can Make. That's Part Of The Framing Of Acoustical Instruments. Finding What Those Limits Might Be, And Then Trying To Suggest Perhaps Even The Illusion Of Going Beyond Is Part Of That Kind Of Effort.

I Think That Peace Is, In Many Ways, A Precondition Of Joy.

When You Learn Something From People, Or From A Culture, You Accept It As A Gift, And It Is Your Lifelong Commitment To Preserve It And Build On It.

My Involvement In The Political Arena Is To Make Sure There's A Place For Culture.