Basically, I worked harder than just about everybody else I know. And it's still continuous. It hasn't ended. Other people can put it away, put it on a shelf and leave it alone, but for me it's like it's never too far away from me. Even when I'm trying to rest, sometimes I'll get up in the middle of the night.
Performances are important for musicians, even student musicians.
We have a responsibility to train extremely versatile young professionals, I feel. I think there was an old model that existed in the past where if one learned their instrument and studied classical music really well, they'd make a living. I don't think it's like that anymore. The ones who are able to go through the system and only play classical music are very few. And I think we have to show that by the way we are able to make a living ourselves.