It was oxygen. I was lucky enough to have studied at the Juilliard School in Manhattan, and to have played my debut with Zubin Mehta and the Israeli philharmonic orchestra in Tel Aviv, and it turned out that Gottfried Schlaug had studied as an organist at the Vienna Conservatory, but had given up his love for music to pursue a career in medicine. And that afternoon, I had to ask him, "How was it for you making that decision?"
Tive a sorte de ter estudado na Juilliard School em Manhattan e de ter feito a minha estreia com Zubin Mehta e a orquestra filarmónica israelita em Tel Aviv. Gottfried Schlaug tinha estudado órgão no Conservatório de Viena, mas tinha trocado o seu amor pela música por uma carreira em medicina. Naquela tarde, eu tive de lhe perguntar: "Como foi para si tomar essa decisão?"