The goal of a conductor is to recreate the composer's original vision rather than simply performing the music.

“I'm a saleserson for whatever I'm conducting and I work on behalf of the creator to recreate it. I always use the word to recreate something rather than to perform something. I recreated on the page as I think the composer had in his head.”

Classical music is a field that sometimes has a culture of keeping people out rather than bringing them in.

“unfortunately both math and classical music some sometimes have a culture of keeping people out rather than bringing people in”

Classical music is boring and unenjoyable to listen to.

“classical music's like black and white movies it's just like this is boy it doesn't matter how good it is boring dude”

Lang Lang's success as a classical musician stems from his masterful technique, versatility across genres, and willingness to take artistic risks.

“He is a consumate musician he always has whether it's playing bark or Mozart or rap man off or your favorite Disney theme he has the audience in the palm of his hand making him feel that they're listening to the music for the very first time and he takes risks that's one of the reasons that all thes”

The enduring popularity of Handel's Messiah is largely due to its high-quality, exquisitely crafted music.

“I think that the enduring popularity of Messiah is just because it's such exquisitely crafted music.”

The primary role of a conductor is to communicate the composer's intentions on the page to the audience and the musicians.

“The bottom line is that the conductor is responsible to the composer and I have to I think convey what the composer put on the page to the audience who've paid to come and hear this with the colleagues I have in front of me.”

He asserts that orchestras should continue performing traditional pieces like Messiah only if it remains a good idea, rather than strictly because it is a long-standing tradition.

“Just because we've done it and because it is a tradition is no reason to continue. You should only continue if it's a good idea.”