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You have to change your mind with every orchestra because every orchestra has a different character.

There's not an orchestra in the world that doesn't have weaknesses. None of us can play everything well. The repertoire is just too big.

I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.

With an orchestra you are building citizens, better citizens for the community.

The role of an orchestra in the 21st century isn't just playing, it's about developing future audiences and performers.

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.

You can't play a symphony alone, it takes an orchestra to play it.

To me, there is nothing like the excitement and unique experience of a live orchestra playing.

I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are absolutely necessary.

But still as compared to many, many orchestras in the world, I think you find a lot more new music and living composers on our programs than many other places.