- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Cooking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am usually cooking at least four times a week if I am home. The easiest thing that I do a lot is gazpacho. It's simple and it tastes best if you let it sit over night in the refrigerator... I don't want anybody near me when I am cooking. If I am going to make a mistake, it has to be my fault.
- About
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- Nov 07, 2020
The role of an orchestra in the 21st century isn't just playing, it's about developing future audiences and performers.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
To my mind and ear, there is simply nothing that compares to the musical sophistication of a late Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert or Brahms work for minimal forces.
- Before
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not particularly lucid after a concert. I'm not very lucid before, either.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm beginning to see that just knowing the piece is not enough. Having a clear technique is not enough. Having a broad repertory is not enough. I want desperately to get past all those things.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
In some ways I believe music is the more convincing communicator of ideas than words. For instance, we can hear of Kordaly and Bartok and recognise them as Hungarian, but very few of us speak Hungarian, but the music itself speaks to more people.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Randy Newman and I grew up together in Los Angeles. We are both products of the film studio era. Randy is one of the great songwriters of our time and one of the fun people to be with.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
How could a New Yorker possibly take something called the Hollywood String Quartet seriously?
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.
- Carnegie Hall
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- Nov 07, 2020
On the corner of 57th and 7th Avenue sits the most famous concert hall in the world. No less a figure than when Tchaikovsky led the first performances in 1891. Virtually every major artist has performed there. There is simply no place like it. The first time I stepped foot in Carnegie Hall was in 1964.
- Privilege
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- Nov 07, 2020
Over the years it has been my privilege to lead performances with Saint Louis, the National Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra and so many other wonderful organizations.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no 'perfect' in music. If I ever came off the stage and felt it could not be better, it would then be time to quit.
- Cinema
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- Nov 07, 2020