You don't have to make a grand, exaggerated sound to sing opera. — Andris Nelsons Grand Copy Share Image
Music is a universal thing with no boundaries, whether you play inside or outside. — Andris Nelsons Boundaries Copy Share Image
Every week we have a concert, what we are performing is my favorite music in the world. — Andris Nelsons Concert Copy Share Image
Through conducting, you express through your arms, through your face and even the body, what you want to tell, so the musicians… — Andris Nelsons Body Copy Share Image
I always see Beethoven as having been influenced by Haydn. Yet he started a revolution - not just to be different, but… — Andris Nelsons Always Copy Share Image
I believe we have a physical body and a soul. It doesn't matter what religion you are, whether or not you believe… — Andris Nelsons Believe Copy Share Image
People talk very much about, 'What can we do with the orchestra in the 21st century?' We should think about the 21st… — Andris Nelsons 21st century Copy Share Image
Birmingham did a truly remarkable thing in building Symphony Hall, which is the finest concert hall in the U.K. and one of… — Andris Nelsons Best Copy Share Image
On stage, I'm always nervous, but there is so much adrenalin, too. It's strange because I have to turn my back on… — Andris Nelsons Audience Copy Share Image
You could almost write an opera about the selection of music directors for orchestras. The intrigues are really interesting, and then, at… — Andris Nelsons End Copy Share Image
I simply love Wagner's music. That actually started very early. He was the first composer I was exposed very much to because… — Andris Nelsons Composer Copy Share Image
All of us in the field must remain constantly vigilant and fight against all types of inappropriate and hurtful behavior and continue… — Andris Nelsons Behavior Copy Share Image
I'm European, and my roots are in Europe. But Boston is one of the most, in a way, European American cities. And… — Andris Nelsons American Copy Share Image
I know that Boston is one of the great centers of intellectual culture as well as sport. It's one of the centers… — Andris Nelsons America Copy Share Image
For me, the main goal is loving music and experiencing the great music-making with the orchestra, which is the great reason why… — Andris Nelsons Goals Copy Share Image
We can understand each other with music without words - and that's so important in these times when walls are built. In… — Andris Nelsons Important Copy Share Image
The task is to influence and create a reaction in the audience. In my opinion, any reaction of a human being in… — Andris Nelsons Audience 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… — Andris Nelsons Death 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… — Andris Nelsons Ball game Copy Share Image
All composers who came after were influenced by Beethoven, even during his lifetime, both by his personality and by his music. He… — Andris Nelsons Beethoven Copy Share Image
Music is something you can't really put in terms like in a sport, like running or football - that you win if… — Andris Nelsons Football Copy Share Image
Bernstein was everywhere - Vienna, London - and everyone admired him. Of course he loved Boston, and he did so many great… — Andris Nelsons Best Copy Share Image
The Boston Symphony is one of the best orchestras in the world and has such a great tradition - which I want… — Andris Nelsons Best Copy Share Image
