John was interviewing my friend, composer Osvaldo Golijov, for a concert of Osvaldo's music at Lincoln Center. I had heard Osvaldo be interviewed many times (had even participated on some interviews with him, as a soloist of his work) but I had never heard Osvaldo speak the way he did with John. There was a level of comfort and understanding between the two, and Osvaldo, who is quite intelligent and charming anyway, was able to open up even more and reveal things about his process as a composer which were quite interesting and personal. John just has that depth and weight of experience and knowledge, plus a great love of music combined with his abundant humanity. There is no one like him out there.
Luciana Souza

Luciana Souza

Venice, CA