Conductor Quotes

145 Conductor quotes by 115 unique authors

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
My Masterpiece complete, Sir Eric's Opus. Conductor or Love, Passion, Romance, Joy. A Song, A Dance, A Symphony. I scream to the World. I have… — Eric Nickel
Show me an orchestra that likes its conductor and I'll show you a lousy conductor. — Unknown Author
And there's a metal train that's a mile long and at the very back end a lightning bolt struck her, How long til it reaches… — Bo Burnham
The family circle is the supreme conductor of Christianity. — Henry Drummond
Life is a movie,im a super star God is my director money can't drive me money is my conductor — Unknown Author

Who Wrote These Conductor Quotes

115 authors contributed a total of 145 Conductor Quotes, led by these top contributors: