My father was a trained accountant, a BCom from Sydenham College and a self-taught violinist. In the 1920s, when he was in his teens, he heard a great violinist, Jascha Heifetz, and he was so inspired...
My parents had chosen the medical profession for me. I even studied a few semesters at St Xavier's College, but at the back of my mind, I always wanted to be a musician like my father.
I respect the Indian government for the fact that there are no settlements in Kashmir.
An American orchestra doesn't want to play more than it has to. I respectfully disagree with that attitude.
I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call each other any time.