Conductor Quotes

145 Conductor quotes by 115 unique authors

You know why conductors live so long? Because we perspire so much. — John Barbirolli
The success of our operas rests most of the time in the hands of the conductor. This person is as necessary as a tenor or… — Giuseppe Verdi
The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude. — Riccardo Muti
So, first you have to be able to play with a metronome. Then you take your freedom. If you play in an orchestra, you got… — Ruggiero Ricci
Along the way [Mozart] got married; fathered seven children (two of whom survived into adulthood); performed as a pianist; violinist; and conductor; maintained a successful… — Robert Greenberg
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
On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires… — Eberhard Weber
The conductor has the advantage of not seeing the audience. — Andre Kostelanetz
Boulez's only concern is with power. He lost the leadership of the avant-guard more than ten years ago to Stockhausen. Now others have moved in.… — Lukas Foss
I, uh...I have a television, so I'm going to spend some time here to tell you some things. [To orchestra conductor:] And, and...and sir, you're… — Julia Roberts
You stand exactly in the middle, poised between heaven and earth, a human conductor for the energy that seeks to flow between these two polarities. — Margot Anand
Composers are not all good conductors. — Anton Seidl
[A conductor's] happiness does not come from only his own story and his joy of the music. The joy is about enabling other people's stories… — Itay Talgam
[As a conductor] there has to be, between me and the orchestra, an unshakable bond of trust, born out of mutual respect, through which we… — Charles Hazlewood
This year - a factory of semiconductors. Next year - a factory of whole conductors! — Todor Zhivkov
It is not a lack of spiritual experience that leads to failure, but a lack of working to keep our eyes focused and on the… — Oswald Chambers
If a train doesn’t stop at your station, it’s simply because it’s not your train. Don’t try to flag down the conductor and convince them… — Marianne Williamson
Only when every one of us and every nation learns the secret of love for all mankind will the world become a great orchestra, following… — Artur Rodzinski
The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the ensemble who, instead… — Elvin Jones
If we turn to the divine Conductor and follow the wise and loving baton that is His will, His Word, then the music of our… — Peter Kreeft
When I first was conducting as guest conductor in Europe 25 years ago, I would propose doing American pieces and grudgingly it would be accepted… — Michael Tilson Thomas
I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor. — Kurt Masur
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 beating… — Itzhak Perlman
The whole duty of a conductor is comprised in his ability to indicate the right tempo. — Richard Wagner
A conductor should guide rather than command. — Riccardo Muti

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