“Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras...” — Lara St. John Quote

Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality.

Let me be very honest and just say that if any airline would let me take the violin and the laptop on board I would fly that airline all the time.

Raising a small child as a woman while travelling 10 months out of the year would, I believe, be something I would not be able or even want to do, although with the amazing example of Leila, I am no longer so sure.

Another thing: despite my youthful appearance, I am quite capable of making decisions.

I am very lucky and grateful to have this living link to a past era, the violin presumably having much more history to it than the later portion that I know.

I studied with Seymour Rosenfeld, who was first trumpeter of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

I do read everything that we publish. We usually have to have two or three votes for a book before we take it on. So in that sense I suppose it is an orchestra.

To me, my guitar has always been my orchestra.

I have sat in with the Burbank Philharmonic and the Topanga Orchestra when they need someone if someone gets sick or something.

I can go in front of an orchestra. I can go in front of an audience. But if you see me walking through an audience in the reception or through a lot of people, I'm still shy.