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

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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.

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

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

It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every...

It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every...

It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going.

It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going.

You try on purpose to get players with different qualities which will rub off on...

You try on purpose to get players with different qualities which will rub off on...

We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.

We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.

It wasn't that I ever knew I'd be at the Met for 20 years, or...

It wasn't that I ever knew I'd be at the Met for 20 years, or...

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...

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

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

And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the...

And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the...

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...

But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means...

But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means...

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

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

Art has never been a popularity contest.

Art has never been a popularity contest.

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...

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...

It's just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a...

It's just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a...

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...

At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.

At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.

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,...