english: It was oxygen. I was lucky enough to have studied at the Juilliard School in Manhattan, and to have played my debut with Zubin Mehta and the Israeli philharmonic orchestra in Tel Aviv, and it turned out that Gottfried Schlaug had studied as an organist at the Vienna Conservatory, but had given up his love for music to pursue a career in medicine. And that afternoon, I had to ask him, "How was it for you making that decision?"
non_english: Het was een obsessie. Het was zuurstof. Ik had het geluk om te kunnen studeren op de Juilliardschool in Manhatten, en had gedebuteerd met Zubin Mehta  en het Israëlische filharmonisch orkest in Tel Aviv. Het bleek dat Gottfried Schlaug orgel had gestudeerd op het Weense Conservatorium maar de muziek had opgegeven  om carrière te maken in de geneeskunde. Die middag moest ik hem vragen: "Hoe was het voor jou om die beslissing te nemen?"