I just want to work with people, so I always try to find a way to collaborate in the best way for the music.

The encore is the short piece after the program has finished, where the performer brings out something that the audience doesn't expect.

I pick things up in different cities, so my wardrobe is kind of a souvenir chest.

It's fine with me if people want to applaud between movements of a concerto. It doesn't bother me - it's part of performance experience. Sometimes when they applaud if I'm still playing it's not as good, but there's always a way around it. Actually the applause gives me a little rest and chance to stretch, too.

I think that if people show up in jeans and chains, it's great that all parts of culture are interested in music. People forget sometimes that it's about the music, not how you act and dress.