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" Open rehearsals reach people who might not otherwise hear the Philharmonic - people on fixed incomes, people who can't move easily at night, students. "

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" There was an opinion expressed in the newspapers that, after 20 years, maybe the Israel Philharmonic should consider asking me to leave. I thought they might have a point, so I asked my orchestra. They told me overwhelmingly that they wanted me to stay. "

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" I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then I have had to sacrifice something in order to have enough time with my orchestras. "

" I miss the standard of the New York Philharmonic's playing very much. It has certainly been a high point in my life. "

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" I am not only a Parsi, I am a Kashmiri too. "

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" I have been to Kashmir many times, especially with my family, in the '70s. "

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" Wagner's philosophy had absolutely nothing to do with Bruckner. Bruckner hadn't written a single word against Jews. Wagner's book on the Jews was one of the most infamous books of the 19th century. "

" You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere! "

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" I am an Indian, so I do yoga. "

" American musicians are very giving - they have the highest standard in the world - but they are also very demanding in their conditions. "

" I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do. "

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" Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India. "

" I have had bullets flying at concerts, but I don't want to talk about that. "

" I believe in music. "

" All these people who scream about Kashmir being an armed camp are in fact responsible for keeping it that way. "

" There are certainly talented instrumentalists coming from India. I see them performing all over the world. "