When you love a teacher very much - as I did Olivier Messiaen - you do have to leave them.One of the things that separated me from Messiaen was my desire to create works with a big structure, a large… — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
It it's true that fastidiousness and attention to detail is very much in my genes - if you knew my parents, you'd see that… — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
When you love a teacher very much - as I did Olivier Messiaen - you do have to leave them.One of the things that… — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
Concerts are dangerous because anything can happen - which is one of the joys as well. — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
I began conducting when I was in school, around age 12, because I was writing little theater pieces and wanted to perform them. And… — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
The feelings of being in the audience and being on the podium are very far apart. When you're onstage and something goes wrong, you… — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
When I lose direction, it becomes very hard to write. I actually get a physical pain, as if my subconscious knows better. That may… — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
I always say that I can help someone who can already compose, but if they can't, I can't help them. I can advise on… — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
The London music world isn't a particularly cohesive place. And when I'm composing, I'm not very friendly. I need isolation. — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
I get nervous before I conduct a concert, but then you just go out there and do it. — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
It's not only that I want to get things right when I'm composing but that my imagination often gets lost, and then I have… — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
