If you're writing a piece for the Boston Pops, the balance is towards one end. If you're writing a piece for a chamber music society, then it's towards another point. I won't make a final answer on that. I think it changes with every piece.
“I'm a workaholic. Before long I'm traveling on my nervous energy alone. This is incredibly exhausting.”
“If they try to rush me, I always say, I've only got one other speed and it's slower.”