I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin.

When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you're telling a story.

The violin sings.

I do basically what a conductor does with a baton, except I also play along with the orchestra. So I have to juggle the roles of playing the concertmaster; sometimes I drop the violin and wave my arms.

What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do. You want to push boundaries, to not always be in your comfort zone. If you don't, you get stale. So you have to find areas of growth.

It really helps to play with someone like him who's very spontaneous and always trying new things in the concerts. You have to always be aware of what the other person is doing and play off of that.