Here I am in Shanghai at the waning and
my long career in the New York
Philharmonic I can only say that I've
been the luckiest person in the world to
have been able to practice my craft and
earn a living at the same time I hear
this comment so often from people you're
so lucky that you do what you love and I
have loved every minute of it however it
is time for me to leave and start a new
chapter of my life I'm very happy about
this decision but I will miss everybody
I mean everybody in this organization
and the activities of the organization
as well
I'm not leaving music I will love music
until my last breath but I am looking
forward to fulfilling a list of
activities that I have never had time to
pursue when I joined as a young woman of
27 I was being I was surrounded by the
greatest legends of 20th century
orchestral playing and I must say that
the tradition has continued into the
21st century and I hope that the New
York Philharmonic will continue to reign
as the premier orchestra of the United
States and the world the orchestra that
I have lived in and loved for my adult
career