It's a physical challenge. It's a spiritual challenge. I'm studying almost every day a different symphony, not returning to any one for a week.

For me to rehearse with a children's orchestra a Mahler symphony was to really work. We had three or four weeks of rehearsal with the orchestra, every day eight or nine hours, putting the First together. I had been conducting Tchaikovsky a lot and Beethoven, but Mahler was different.

I drive a Range Rover almost every day, but my favorite is my '69 SS Camaro.

I wear the same outfit or, at least, a different copy of it almost every day.

I get out on my bike almost every day. If I can't walk somewhere, I'll bike or skateboard.

During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.