Women conductors are like black quarterbacks – leaders who set the tone for the team,

West Point has the reputation for producing leaders, and it produces patriotic men and women who want to serve the country, ... And it produced me.

I think [park] concerts tend to be, let's say, excessively accessible.

There used to be the assumption that the orchestra was a male domain – it was a carry-over of the chauvinism that was prevalent in the business. It takes a while for people to be less stupid than they have been in the past.

There used to be the assumption that the orchestra was a male domain – it was a carry-over of the chauvinism that was prevalent in the business. It takes a while for people to be less stupid than they have been in the past.

I thought it would be better to starve slowly over there than instantly over here.