As for my relationship to Beethoven, I admire people who can say what they really think. It's as though he's saying, 'That's how I feel about the world, and I don't care what people may say.' His music is pure… — 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
