Afford Quote by Graeme Murphy

Symphonic orchestras have almost become a glut in the market.

— Skitch Henderson

Why is composing symphonies tough? I don't know. It's just very few people in the world can do it well. And I think that's…

— Martin Fowler

But still as compared to many, many orchestras in the world, I think you find a lot more new music and living composers on…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

But a large symphony orchestra basically is a repertory company and it has a very enormous repertoire and it is important for the performers…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

I love symphonies. I love string sections.

— Glen Campbell

A Beethoven symphony should be rehearsed like chamber music, only for a lot more people.

— Andre Previn

I love working with an orchestra, but there are many ways to make music.

— Howard Shore

I have written six symphonies, they are smaller-scale works. I seem to emit my themes, work them out, combine and intertwine them, and then…

— Barbara Harbach

Music is such an important part of society, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra offers such great quality, and we just want to share it.

— Andris Nelsons

I endeavor that all orchestras I conduct sound Central European.

— Zubin Mehta

I grew up loving symphonies. Beethoven is beautiful.

— Lil Xan

In superficial terms, to have an orchestral career is to be better than others, or at least to be chosen over others on that…

— Stephen Hough