I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always.

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I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest.

I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest.

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside...

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside...

Great cataclysmic things can go by and neither the orchestra nor the conductor are under...

Great cataclysmic things can go by and neither the orchestra nor the conductor are under...

Women tend to have recognition and peer group support - recognition from friends and family...

Women tend to have recognition and peer group support - recognition from friends and family...

The invisible dilemma is that men face the very real problem that they don't feel...

The invisible dilemma is that men face the very real problem that they don't feel...

When they are performing in front of the public, they ought to have a sensation...

When they are performing in front of the public, they ought to have a sensation...

If you factor in not just who's doing what at home, but how much more...

If you factor in not just who's doing what at home, but how much more...

As major orchestras around the world are gripped in various kinds of crises and upheaval,...

As major orchestras around the world are gripped in various kinds of crises and upheaval,...

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.

Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never...

Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never...

At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.

At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.

And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and...

And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and...

I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot.

I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot.

I thought I'd write one book and the world would change overnight.

I thought I'd write one book and the world would change overnight.

We found that when people put this issue on the table, it turns out that...

We found that when people put this issue on the table, it turns out that...

Where my tastes in music are concerned, I'm a real maximalist.

Where my tastes in music are concerned, I'm a real maximalist.

We do not seem to be finding tomorrow's Toscas.

We do not seem to be finding tomorrow's Toscas.

There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do.

There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do.

Working mothers do an hour more per day than working fathers do and working mothers...

Working mothers do an hour more per day than working fathers do and working mothers...

More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at...

More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at...