This deal would have done really well a year ago at the height of the Internet IPO market.
I`m playing the Shostakovich One (Violin Concerto No. 1), and we`re recording it live, ... The work is so much fun, it`s a monster.
Oh, my God, ... I remember I had a great time. It was a great orchestra with many young, fresh players. I also remember too many good restaurants and too many late nights.
This deal would have done really well a year ago at the height of the Internet IPO market,
But I have lots of friends, because I`m a real people person,
When you`re that young and you play with an orchestra -- I debuted with the New York Philharmonic -- they call you a prodigy and that name sticks with you even when you`re 15 or 16. What I liked even then, though, was that the conductors treated me like a colleague, not like a `prodigy,` ... Then, when I would be invited back, it became a wonderful cycle for me: I would create friends at these places, such as New York and Berlin, and they have watched me grow up.