“This has been my vocation to make music of what remains.”

“For people who are really talented, what you don't say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what to leave alone so you can let the talent develop.”

“Trust your ability!”

“It is good medicine to go to a concert hall and forget the harshness of what's going on. It can be a very positive thing.”

“I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time.”

“'Kol Nidrei' is probably the most important prayer in the Jewish religion. It comes on the evening of Yom Kippur. There are so many different renditions of it.”

“I'm a great sports fan, you know. I love to watch tennis and basketball and baseball and so on.”

“I always find that there is a real communication between voice and violin.”

“Ask many of us who are disabled what we would like in life and you would be surprised how few would say 'Not to be disabled.' We accept our limitations.”

“This has been my vocation to make music of what remains.”