Orchestra Quotes · Page 8

The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra

— Gerry Mulligan

I studied with Seymour Rosenfeld, who was first trumpeter of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

— Frankie Avalon

If you combine good flavors, food turns into an orchestra.

— Joey Fatone

The conductor wielded the orchestra like a blunt instrument.

— John Lydon

It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.

— Eugene Ormandy

Without him here, it is impossible to know how fast he will play it, approximately.

— Eugene Ormandy

Movies are a medium of expression like a symphony orchestra...or a painter's brush and canvas.

— Walt Disney

It's difficult to remember when you haven't played it before.

— Eugene Ormandy

A man must pay the fiddler. In my case it so happened that a whole symphony orchestra often had to be subsidized.

— John Barrymore

The role of an orchestra in the 21st century isn't just playing, it's about developing future audiences and performers.

— Leonard Slatkin

With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard.

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

A conductor should reconcile himself to the realization that regardless of his approach or temperament the eventual result is the same-the orchestra…

— Oscar Levant

The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.

— Benjamin Zander

Tactics, gameplan and players are all influential in how a team performs but the question is how to manage every individual in…

— Glenn Murray

I can go in front of an orchestra. I can go in front of an audience. But if you see me walking…

— Kurt Masur

I've worked with some great orchestras and amazing classical musicians, but I don't like the conceptualization of classical music as an elitist…

— Serj Tankian

Today all sounds belong to a continuous field of possibilities lying within the comprehensive dominion of music. Behold the new orchestra: the…

— R. Murray Schafer

And he [Louis Brandeis] talks to his young acolyte, Horace Kallen, who wrote this beautiful book called Cultural Pluralism, and he comes…

— Jeffrey Rosen

...Ori Kam is an outstanding violist who has already played as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra twice, much to our…

— Zubin Mehta

The music lovers of London and the country deserve to have something where orchestras can flourish. You have no idea how wonderful…

— Simon Rattle

I, uh...I have a television, so I'm going to spend some time here to tell you some things. [To orchestra conductor:] And,…

— Julia Roberts

I studied trumpet for almost 15 years and was performing with a professional concert marching band in parades and rodeos. I was…

— R. Carlos Nakai

You know, we were outdoorsy types, my folks, and one of the first tapes I got, a friend gave me a cassette…

— KT Tunstall

From early on, when synthesizers were first introduced into music, I liked the idea that you could get a big sound with…

— John Carpenter

I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.

— James Levine

“Music is the Universal Language that allows all people to communicate with each other.”

— Ellen J. Barrier

Please follow me because I have to follow him and he isn't here.

— Eugene Ormandy

I feel choir just has a great sense of power when used with an orchestra, or even by itself.

— Ramin Djawadi

Why do you always insist on playing while I'm trying to conduct?

— Eugene Ormandy

If anything, when I was young, I wanted to be an orchestra.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

The better the orchestra, often the harder it is to conduct, not the other way around.

— Simon Rattle

I also work with the regular orchestras in Munich, Germany and other similar orchestras.

— Skitch Henderson

The notes are right, but if I listened they would be wrong.

— Eugene Ormandy

I'm very proud of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

— Andris Nelsons

After two minutes after this time, and I am already there.

— Eugene Ormandy

I don't quite think I'm big enough to deserve an orchestra.

— Tim Minchin

Working in Hollywood for the orchestra world is a very time consuming and laborious job.

— John Williams

“To lead an orchestra, you must turn your back on the crowd”

— Aristotle

It was a huge honour to play at the Palladium with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

— Conchita Wurst

There is no greater thrill than to sing with a beautiful orchestra.

— Julie Andrews