Music Has Always Been Transnational.

As You Begin To Realize That Every Different Type Of Music, Everybody's Individual Music, Has Its Own Rhythm, Life, Language And Heritage, You Realize How Life Changes, And You Learn How To Be More Open And Adaptive To What Is Around Us.

Each Day I Move Toward That Which I Do Not Understand. The Result Is A Continuous Accidental Learning Which Constantly Shapes My Life.

My Teacher, My Great Cello Teacher Leonard Rose, Was Such A Great Cellist, And Nurturing Man, Very Patient. But I Grew Up Not Only Admiring Him, But Obviously Casals, Rostrotovich, Jacqueline Du Pre, And Many Others, Including Many Of My Peers And Contemporaries.

Sound Is Ephemeral, Fleeting, But Some Sort Of A Physical Manifestation Can Help You Hold On To It Longer In Time. I'm Sure Of This; I've Always Thought The Sound That You Make Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg, Like The Person That You See Physically Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg As Well.

But An Innovation, To Grow Organically From Within, Has To Be Based On An Intact Tradition, So Our Idea Is To Bring Together Musicians Who Represent All These Traditions, In Workshops, Festivals, And Concerts, To See How We Can Connect With Each Other In Music.