There is another interesting paradox here: by immersing ourselves in what we love, we find ourselves. We do not lose ourselves. One does not lose one's identity by falling in love.

From 1971-1988 he was Music Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic (formerly Brooklyn Philharmonia). From 1981 to 1986 he was conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia with Isabelle Vengerova (piano) Rosario Scalero (composition) and Fritz Reiner (conducting).