The music of Bach is so timeless, so fulfilling. You don't feel like you have to be in front of it. The music has everything, and you are there to find the balance when you conduct. You don't have to… — 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
The Soviet Union had only one party. You couldn't express yourself freely; you couldn't admit belief in God. And yet this terrible regime understood… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
Music goes beyond nationalities - it's a language which you can understand in any country. — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
Music is a universal thing with no boundaries, whether you play inside or outside. — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
The excitement you can get in classical concert is as big, in a different sense, as you can get when you go to the… — 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 while we… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
I think touring is an important part of the life of an orchestra. Not only sharing with other audiences, but bringing that sense of… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
The Boston Symphony is one of the best orchestras in the world and has such a great tradition - which I want to cherish,… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
Anyone who loves football can also be involved in music; the two aren't mutually exclusive. — Andris Nelsons 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 make much… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
Music is something so mystical, so unexplainably a thing you cannot put in the rules or boundaries, you know? It speaks about our feelings… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
