You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere!
Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it?
We are so indebted to our ancestors, musically speaking, that they have left us 400 years of music.
Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India.
There is a school in Israel called Hand in Hand which I support. There Arab and Jewish students study together on a daily basis.
There are three orchestras in Munich, all world-quality, in a city of one million. Yet every hall is full.
There are people who think I am Israeli. That's rubbish.
There are certainly talented instrumentalists coming from India. I see them performing all over the world.
The New York Philharmonic is a tremendous opportunity, a great orchestra.
The amount of culture going on in a small country like Israel is amazing.
The 'New York Times' reviews of my work have been evenly divided - favourable and unfavourable.
Rock music is predictable, unless there's great talent involved.
One shouldn't know the future.
One learns how to change gears within a concert repertoire.
New York is really the place to be; to go to New York, you're going to the center of the world, the lion's den.
I endeavor that all orchestras I conduct sound Central European.
I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call each other any time.
I have a few homes, and Los Angeles is certainly one of them.
I have been to Kashmir many times, especially with my family, in the '70s.
I have had bullets flying at concerts, but I don't want to talk about that.
I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.
I knew at university that medicine was just not for me. I saved many lives by not being a doctor!
I love India.
I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.
I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.
I love to conduct opera.
I miss the standard of the New York Philharmonic's playing very much. It has certainly been a high point in my life.
I respect the Indian government for the fact that there are no settlements in Kashmir.
I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras.
I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
