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?"
Era un'ossessione. Era ossigeno. Ero stato abbastanza fortunato da aver studiato alla Juilliard School a Manhattan e da aver suonato al mio debutto con Zubin Mehta e l'orchestra filarmonica di Tel Aviv, e venne fuori che Gottfried Schlaug aveva studiato da organista al Conservatorio di Vienna, ma aveva abbandonato il suo amore per la musica per fare carriera in medicina. E quel pomeriggio, dovetti chiederglielo, "Com'è stato per lei prendere quella decisione?"