interest in an instrument. although i adore the cello, i fell in love with the cello, obviously, but the solo repertoire for the cello is very small by comparison with the repertoire that���s available to you as a conductor. so i was fascinated by the possibility of becoming involved with so much music. that was a very important factor.
another factor was that i had also become very interested in teaching, and i think that a conductor in many ways is also a teacher. and, i have enjoyed very much working with orchestras where i have been able to somehow make use of my experience both as a teacher and as 