And I Always Tried To Be Not

I Always Imagined That To Bring An Orchestra To Play Together Is Not Enough For A Conductor.

As I Came To New York, It Was For Me A New Beginning. To Discover What People Are Living Here. What Do They Need, What Do They Expect, What Would They Like To Be The Image And The Performance Of The New York Philharmonic?

You Know As I Started As A Shy Young Conductor, I Always Wanted To Cooperate. To Build Up The Musicians. To Help Them To Be Better Than Without A Conductor. And Sometimes Young Talented Musicians Have To Be Encouraged.

In South America, I Heard The 8th Symphony Of Beethoven. And The Young Conductor Thought, Beethoven Must Be Heroic. But This Is Piece Which Shouldn't Be Heroic. And This Was Such A Misunderstanding, Such A Deep Misunderstanding.

And If You Are Strong Enough, Then You Can Grow As A Conductor More And More.