Orchestra Quotes

347 Orchestra quotes by 211 unique authors

I don't mean to make you nervous, but unfortunately I have to. — Eugene Ormandy
Have you seen a symphony orchestra? There is a person at the back carrying a triangle. Now and again the conductor will point to him… — Desmond Tutu
I've worked with some great orchestras and amazing classical musicians, but I don't like the conceptualization of classical music as an elitist form of art. — Serj Tankian
Composers love to write for symphony orchestras because the symphony is the Rolls Royce of musical instruments. — David Del Tredici
To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice, which I've done all my life, and not to be… — Barbara Walters
The musician writes for the orchestra what his inner voice sings to him; the painter rarely relies without disadvantage solely upon the images which his… — Hermann Ebbinghaus
Very often, if I know the orchestra doesn't know a piece or it's a new piece, I have main ideas about it. But then we… — Kurt Masur
There's not an orchestra in the world that doesn't have weaknesses. None of us can play everything well. The repertoire is just too big. — Leonard Slatkin
An orchestra knows during the first two minutes of the first rehearsal whether or not they are going to enjoy the person on the podium. — Leonard Slatkin
The role of an orchestra in the 21st century isn't just playing, it's about developing future audiences and performers. — Leonard Slatkin
Over the years it has been my privilege to lead performances with Saint Louis, the National Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra and so many other wonderful organizations. — Leonard Slatkin
Last year in Germany at a town hall in Leipzig there was a game music concert played by the orchestra and some of the Final… — Nobuo Uematsu
Thank God for that. You can shut them, say, 'Hold on a moment.' You play God to it. But who has ever torn himself from… — Ray Bradbury
I did the one concert, and I was not bitten by the conducting bug, and I thought I was done, but then the phone started… — Bobby McFerrin
And what unity is to be had, at a time when orchestras are dying out, and when opera houses are about to close their doors;… — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
In Hamburg, there are three major orchestras, an opera house, and one of the great concert-hall acoustics in Europe at the Laeiszhalle, in a town… — Jeffrey Tate
I was always very aware of drummers. My oldest brother Henry was a drummer, and he drummed on everything in the house from the kitchen… — Dave Brubeck
It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me. And also it's to me the greatest instrument. I shouldn't say that, but I believe that… — Dave Brubeck
Over the years, I've loved being on stage with an orchestra, waving my hands around. — Anthony Daniels
I want to work with the big orchestras. I want to have a big family. — Gustavo Dudamel
Whenever I listen to a children's orchestra, I learn. They feel everything, they enjoy everything, they have amazing energy. — Gustavo Dudamel
With an orchestra you are building citizens, better citizens for the community. — Gustavo Dudamel
For me to rehearse with a children's orchestra a Mahler symphony was to really work. We had three or four weeks of rehearsal with the… — Gustavo Dudamel
I think that there's a lot more freedom in the low budget, the independent films where, unfortunately, you don't have the money, necessarily, to get… — Danny Elfman
I sometimes feel a bit embarrassed to play guitar. There's something - I don't want to sound ungrateful - but there's something very old-fashioned and… — Jonny Greenwood

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