I was told when I went for a life-insurance exam when I was 18 that I was not likely to live past 50, so I refused to pay the premium. — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
If people had told me that I would have the stamina to conduct 'Ring Cycles,' I would have been amazed. I still am. — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
What appeals to me about an American music directorship is the involvement of the conductor with the orchestra and the community. I think that's… — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
Beethoven, Schubert, Schoenberg, Berg imply a type of pianist who is intellectual. That's not always associated with female soloists. — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
People still call me the eternal amateur. After all, professionals are supposed to be able to conduct everything. But I can't unless I feel… — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
I don't like to hurry. I'm not a conductor of the fast, fiery romantic type. I prefer Bruckner, with the sincerity of his musical… — Jeffrey Tate 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, but it… — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
In Hamburg, there are three major orchestras, an opera house, and one of the great concert-hall acoustics in Europe at the Laeiszhalle, in a… — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
I guess, as a conductor, one goes in and out of fashion. Your career starts with a bang, everyone thinks you're wonderful, and then… — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
I was told when I went for a life-insurance exam when I was 18 that I was not likely to live past 50, so… — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
I had a sense of debt to the medical profession and to surgery particularly. I would not be as ambient as I am without… — Jeffrey Tate Copy Share Image
