Great Quote by Andris Nelsons

I mean, the great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have…

— Joshua Bell

I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.

— Kurt Masur

The conductor must make it possible to eliminate himself in the music. If the orchestra feels him doing that, then everything will go well.

— Giuseppe Sinopoli

The most important thing for the conductor is that he or she listens. Her listening will make things sound a certain way. If the…

— Laurence Equilbey

[As a conductor] there has to be, between me and the orchestra, an unshakable bond of trust, born out of mutual respect, through which…

— Charles Hazlewood

Show me an orchestra that likes its conductor and I'll show you a lousy conductor.

— Goddard Lieberson

I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just…

— Itzhak Perlman

I think it's a very important collaboration between the conductor and the orchestra - especially when the conductor is one more member of the…

— Gustavo Dudamel

A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.

— Anthony Hopkins

The conductor of an orchestra doesnt make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.

— Suman Rai

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

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

— Simon Rattle