Complete Quote by Andris Nelsons

Deutsche Grammophon really has a grasp of the classical repertoire.

— Hilary Hahn

We can't afford big symphonies but we commission works that sound rich and symphonic because of the nature of the instrumentation and the people…

— Graeme Murphy

My grandmother got me recordings of the 'Goldberg Variations,' in addition to the 'Brandenburg Concertos,' the Mozart string quartets and Beethoven's 'Seventh Symphony.'

— Chris Thile

I really love performing with an orchestra and am very excited to do so with the Kalamazoo Symphony.

— Olivia Newton-John

“Outside Soviet Russia, and following the last symphonies of Mahler, Nielsen and Sibelius, an element of obsolescence has unmistakably attached itself to the genre.…

— Pauline Fairclough

I think that of my 21 symphonies, each has its own place.

— Alan Hovhaness

I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can't write a note.

— Alan Dean Foster

I am going to write my symphony; I'm just going to start tomorrow.

— Steven Pressfield

“We are musical notes emanating from the quantum string section of a grand symphonic orchestra.”

— Kane Freeman

I got to compose for a full symphony orchestra.

— Jack Conte

I love symphonies. I love string sections.

— Glen Campbell

I've been very fortunate as a composer to be involved with projects that have really propelled my scores forward. I'm very proud of it.

— Alan Menken