If I make a speech, I need a translator. But music does not need a translation. People understand me through the sound. That I think is very important. This is just one planet, like one family.

People are craving this great progress in electronics, going after computers, the Internet, etc. It's a giant progress technologically. But they must have a balance of soul, a balance for human beauty. That means art has an important role.

You know creators, composers, need a palette for life, a color for life.

Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word.

I have a very deep religious belief.

It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano.