Quotes from Leila Josefowicz

Classical music has been based on works people love and come back to for aural comfort.

When the music is physically demanding, I want to make sure that the effort involved is put across to the audience through physical gesture.

You're playing serious music, and you want to be taken seriously. When they get my age wrong on the program, I wish they'd make me older.

I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure.

People, of all ages, are far more open than you might think to being moved in new ways.

My goal would be trying to bring some light to the world, which is often a dark and violent place.