the first to perform on the vulture stage last november with the symphony program with their knees requiem said the acoustic was fantastic. with. and then became again with an opera and this time said there are probably three theatres in the world to do with this level of acoustics with the vienna offer one vienna opera the bolshoi theatre. the. so a common garden has room for improvement. i didn't mention it i want this is not my opinion this is what daniel barenboim said i guess acoustics is like they want you can truly measure it with an instrument yes you can there are measurement techniques there are so many but to you what the conductor says is more important than the instrument definitely there is a lot of factors that come into play you are example you need the right balance between the sounds produced on the stage and the sounds of the orchestra. so. actually we worked very hard to reproduce the almost perfect acoustics they both used to have back in the nineteenth century. i like to tell you a funny story that you can then pass on to your colleagues and i have a friend who is cra

here is a look at a performance of verdi's requiem. >> when you look at the journey of your life, from the violin, piano, goesing, conducting, is that the perfect sign of flow for someone who wants to lead a great orchestra? >> first i didn't want to be a musician. so the first quality, i mean the first, if you don't want something and you get it. and but i studied very seriously but fortunately-- . >> rose: what did you want to be, do. >> first my father was a medical doctor. we are five brothers. and he wanted one to be a doctor, one to be an architect, one to-- my profession was opposed to become a lawyer, that would have been a disaster, total disaster. so for reasons that are too long to explain, i became a musicianment but my father never gave me the permission to abandon the regular studies. the classical studies, the university, so-- it is very important because i still can translate well in latin. and because i studied latin for eight years and for five years greek. so this culture, classic culture has helped me. also to take some time, certain classical distance from the craz