It is very gratifying to see the music from 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy find a new life on the concert… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
The problem is, when you're working with orchestras, you only get the orchestra for about two hours before the performance to pull… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
There are three orchestras in Munich, all world-quality, in a city of one million. Yet every hall is full. — Zubin Mehta Copy Share Image
It seems always to have been difficult to have been a New York Philharmonic conductor because of the nature of New York.… — Zubin Mehta Copy Share Image
People say that having three orchestras is a crazy life, but it's better because you have three families. I want to have… — Gustavo Dudamel Copy Share Image
I grew up playing in youth orchestras, so they were my most treasured memories, so to be in front of an orchestra… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
But still as compared to many, many orchestras in the world, I think you find a lot more new music and living… — Michael Tilson Thomas Copy Share Image
What I really enjoy about writing for orchestras is realizing that - and it's kind of self-evident - but the fact that… — Jonny Greenwood Copy Share Image
Musical 'fusion' projects have earned themselves a bad name, but that's mainly because they often involve pop artists conscripting orchestras to play… — Charles Hazlewood Copy Share Image
It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you… — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Copy Share Image
Show me an orchestra that likes its conductor and I'll show you a lousy conductor. — Goddard Lieberson Copy Share Image
Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality. — Lara St. John Copy Share Image
Orchestras are not used to playing the kind of stuff jazz musicians like to play. It requires a lot of rehearsal and… — Eberhard Weber Copy Share Image
Concert-going has become much less the thing to do, while people are still going to opera. This might be a harsh judgment,… — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
They're always so serious, the orchestras, you know? It's always a fun contrast of that song and the genre of music. And… — Idina Menzel Copy Share Image
I was never that into the movies. Never. Even as a youngster. I became interested in movie music only because of the… — John Williams Copy Share Image
I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies,… — Zubin Mehta Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to hipster jazz and classical records... we went and watched ballet and orchestras - lots of cool stuff.… — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
