The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction.

If there were no rules about when to applaud, we in the audience would have the right response almost always.

If the audience walks out of a concert thinking, What a wonderful experience, then we have done our job.

The stage is close to being in the middle of the hall, so that the performers are surrounded by the listeners. I feel that we are all experiencing the music together.

It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home.

I have been coming to Los Angeles since 1975 to perform.