It's a dream to be its conductor. Sometimes I think, 'My God, I can't believe it.' It's a dream which came true. — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
If we want to share the message of the composers, to give good things back to humanity, we have to dig deep… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
I want to take the great tradition of the orchestra within me, to take what the orchestra offers. — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
On stage, I'm always nervous, but there is so much adrenalin, too. It's strange because I have to turn my back on… — Andris Nelsons Audience Copy Share Image
Birmingham did a truly remarkable thing in building Symphony Hall, which is the finest concert hall in the U.K. and one of… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
People talk very much about, 'What can we do with the orchestra in the 21st century?' We should think about the 21st… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
I know that Boston is one of the great centers of intellectual culture as well as sport. It's one of the centers… — Andris Nelsons America Copy Share Image
For me, the main goal is loving music and experiencing the great music-making with the orchestra, which is the great reason why… — Andris Nelsons Goals Copy Share Image
You could almost write an opera about the selection of music directors for orchestras. The intrigues are really interesting, and then, at… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
All of us in the field must remain constantly vigilant and fight against all types of inappropriate and hurtful behavior and continue… — Andris Nelsons Behavior Copy Share Image
I simply love Wagner's music. That actually started very early. He was the first composer I was exposed very much to because… — Andris Nelsons Composer Copy Share Image
I'm European, and my roots are in Europe. But Boston is one of the most, in a way, European American cities. And… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
Through conducting, you express through your arms, through your face and even the body, what you want to tell, so the musicians… — Andris Nelsons Body Copy Share Image
For one person, Haydn is most exciting. Or Bach is the most exciting. For another, it's Carter or Strauss. For me -… — Andris Nelsons Excitement Copy Share Image
I believe we have a physical body and a soul. It doesn't matter what religion you are, whether or not you believe… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
I always see Beethoven as having been influenced by Haydn. Yet he started a revolution - not just to be different, but… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
Music is such an important part of society, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra offers such great quality, and we just want to… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
The two most important things is, one, the music in my life, and the family. It's somehow connected because music is about… — Andris Nelsons Family Copy Share Image
You must take care of your family, respect the music, and work intensely. Health and family come first, and then you can… — Andris Nelsons Family Copy Share Image
I see, in this life, the hardship many suffer. I see the joy that music can give. How we deal with all… — Andris Nelsons Hardship Copy Share Image
I'm thankful to Deutsche Grammophon, our partners - we are going to record the complete Shostakovich symphonies and hopefully some other things… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
Though involvement in music and the arts can't cure all the ills of society, I do believe that the inspiration they provide… — Andris Nelsons Art Copy Share Image
It might be expensive to make music lessons available. But it's even more costly to deal with human beings who have half… — Andris Nelsons Human Copy Share Image
