As a young musician, you really want to play.

As many times as I have done 'Marriage of Figaro,' I have never been able to ask Mozart what he intended in this piece.

One of the coolest things Twickenham Fest does is to commission new works.

New music is absolutely integral to classical music.

When you go to a show on opening night, or even the second performance, it is at the very beginning of what it will become. By the end of this run, the show will actually be what it is intended to be.

I applied to a few conservatories. I was sure that I wouldn't get in, and I didn't plan to go to N.Y. But then I got into Juilliard.