New Jersey Arts Council, Normally Uncontroversial, Becomes Political Football

“Its funding represents one penny for every $18 in the state budget, and it stays away from even a breath of controversy. But lately this tiny agency has become a huge annoyance to Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, and though it is part of the office of Secretary of State – her own department – she has launched a public campaign to get more authority over it.”

On Being Lang Lang

“In a way I’m very lucky. I play with the world’s best musicians and that’s what really matters to me. I can be super-famous, but it doesn’t mean anything. Working in the best cultural capitals with the best musicians is what matters to me the most because that way I always have the chance to stay at a good performance level.”