Music Quote by Giuseppe Sinopoli

I mean, the great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have…

— Joshua Bell

A conductor should reconcile himself to the realization that regardless of his approach or temperament the eventual result is the same-the orchestra will hate…

— Oscar Levant

We are aware that the conductor is not really making the music, it is making him -- if he is relaxed, open and attuned,…

— Peter Brook

A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.

— Anthony Hopkins

All the conductor has to do is stand back and try not to get in the way. Mozart is doing all the work.

— Anonymous

I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.

— Kurt Masur

The conductor of an orchestra doesnt make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.

— Suman Rai

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

The most important thing for the conductor is that he or she listens. Her listening will make things sound a certain way. If the…

— Laurence Equilbey

A conductor can do wild things which can feel forced, but if you're directing from within the orchestra, you can't do that, things have…

— Joshua Bell

The conductor is a peculiar person. He turns his back on his friends in the audience, shakes a stick at his players in the…

— Victor Borge

The conductor is the artistic leader and sometimes cultural arbiter of his or her community. It is their leadership that is looked to and…

— Leonard Slatkin