At this point, I'm cautiously optimistic and we'll see what happens.

I wanted to run the campaign by addressing the issues and talking to people one-on-one.

I'm just here to help. We're here to make sure our employees are fine, are whole. When we leave today we want to make sure they have everything they need.

The three conductors we have chosen to appear in the coming season have solid credentials and experience as music directors in their respective cities. I am excited, and I know our audiences will be, to hear these fine men in action and hear what they are able to achieve with the Philharmonic.

[It was] not at all like an experience in the modern world. More like meeting George III at Brighton.

What I conclude is that religion has nothing to do with experience or reason but with deep and irrational needs