Orchestras Quotes

43 Orchestras quotes by 31 unique authors

With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard. — Esa-Pekka Salonen
You hear the same work by different orchestras, different conductors, violinists, pianists, singers, and slowly, the work reveals itself and begins to live deeper in… — David Ogden Stiers
I will never master this craft. Orchestras are very, very forthcoming with me. — David Ogden Stiers
Many nights he lay there dreaming awake of secret cafés in Mont Marte, where ivory women delved in romantic mysteries with diplomats and soldiers of… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ourchestra: So you haven't got a drum, just beat your belly. So I haven't got a horn-I'll play my nose. So we haven't any cymbals-… — Shel Silverstein
I was never that into the movies. Never. Even as a youngster. I became interested in movie music only because of the studio orchestras in… — John Williams
I grew up playing in youth orchestras, so they were my most treasured memories, so to be in front of an orchestra playing my own… — Laura Mvula
I endeavor that all orchestras I conduct sound Central European. — Zubin Mehta
I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras. — Zubin Mehta
I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then I… — Zubin Mehta
There are three orchestras in Munich, all world-quality, in a city of one million. Yet every hall is full. — Zubin Mehta
Concert-going has become much less the thing to do, while people are still going to opera. This might be a harsh judgment, but it could… — Jeffrey Tate
Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality. — Lara St. John
When facing symphonic orchestras which have played some works five thousands times, you have nothing to do. — Placido Domingo
But still as compared to many, many orchestras in the world, I think you find a lot more new music and living composers on our… — Michael Tilson Thomas
Show me an orchestra that likes its conductor and I'll show you a lousy conductor. — Unknown Author
It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break… — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Orchestras are not used to playing the kind of stuff jazz musicians like to play. It requires a lot of rehearsal and recording time, so… — Eberhard Weber

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