I’VE been traveling most of my adult life. I’m co-artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and I’m one of those musicians who actually like to travel. I’ve hardly ever done any dedicated tourism. In fact, I’ve never been to countries in which I didn’t have a concert, so I’ve never seen Egypt or Tibet, two places I really want to visit.

I enjoy airports and airplanes. I’m continually amazed by the process of flight and how something as heavy and as complicated as a plane, with all of its moving parts and gadgets, can fly so effortlessly through the air. If I could be a pilot, I would be one.

But I’m a cellist, and I really love that.

Although I’ve had the great opportunity to travel to many countries, some of the best experiences have been close to home.

I remember having to fly to the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, in the early 1990s. To be honest, I didn’t know anything much about Wooster, Ohio, but I discovered the college had an amazing chamber music series developed by a professor and his family who had an incredible passion for this type of music. It was a wonderful experience, and actually there are places all over America where individuals can’t seem to live without chamber music.