Conductor Quotes

145 quotes by 115 authors

There are two types of conductors. One is the good conductor who can do passionate music but also listen to the singers and do the… — Anna Netrebko
I prefer it when the conductor follows me. It is more difficult to work with a conductor who does not listen - even if I… — Anna Netrebko
As a child I wanted to be a ballerina, ice-cream van owner, wife of George Michael, a nun, and a music conductor. — Erin O'Connor
I would often take this bus and go to a nearby village where I had hordes of animal friends. I was hardly around four or… — Randeep Hooda
Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives… — Christian Dior
My parents met in music school, and my father was a music professor and conductor. Growing up, we always had classical and contemporary music playing. — Sara Zarr
Monet was like a conductor. He painted with quite a straight arm and used bold strokes. — Richard Armitage
There were so many specific things from high school jazz band that I remembered: the conductor searching out people who were out of tune, or… — Damien Chazelle
I conceived of an instrument that would create sound without using any mechanical energy, like the conductor of an orchestra. The orchestra plays mechanically, using… — Leon Theremin
The conductor must breathe life into the score. It is you and you alone who must expose it to the understanding, reveal the hidden jewel… — Charles Munch
Because I have sixty years of being a professional composer, conductor, musician, whatever, and you develop a lot of friendships and you get involved with… — Gunther Schuller
All the conductor has to do is stand back and try not to get in the way. Mozart is doing all the work. — Unknown Author
I mean, the great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have a… — Joshua Bell
I played with the best conductors of the world. — Mstislav Rostropovich
Increasingly I think of myself as some strange and solitary conductor, introduced to a group of very dynamic musicians who happen to be my characters,… — Colum McCann
The conductor must make it possible to eliminate himself in the music. If the orchestra feels him doing that, then everything will go well. — Unknown Author
The conductor wielded the orchestra like a blunt instrument. — John Lydon
There's only one woman I know of who could never be a symphony conductor, and that's the Venus de Milo. — Unknown Author
The conductor of an orchestra doesnt make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful. — Suman Rai
If a train doesnt stop at your station, its simply because its not your train. Dont try to flag down the conductor and convince them… — Ritu Ghatourey

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