I approach everything as chamber music. Even with Beethoven symphonies, I lead from the violin and basically encourage the orchestra to think of it as a giant string quartet.
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I went to study some orchestration stuff because I got so inspired working with all the orchestras.
I love working with an orchestra, but there are many ways to make music.
Playing in an orchestra is where I learned the most about music.
What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I've done.
I began like all composers, writing for small groups. Chamber groups.
I endeavor that all orchestras I conduct sound Central European.
I've learned a lot from the masters of orchestration, like Ravel and Stravinsky.
I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a piece.
The symphonies are the things that, as a soloist, I've not gotten to play. I used to travel the world playing concertos, and then I would sit and listen to the symphony.
A Beethoven symphony should be rehearsed like chamber music, only for a lot more people.
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