Berlin Quote by Jan Vogler

You know, a lot of people are loath to go to an orchestral concert because they are intimidated by the thought.

— Anthony Daniels

It is against the spirit of our non-discriminating times to openly prefer one sort of music to another, so let's just say that hearing…

— Howard Jacobson

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

— Andre Previn

it's important as a composer to sit in silence and imagine these complex musical worlds in your head, but it's also a wonderful experience…

— Tod Machover

One would always like things to get other performances. With the lack of publishing here it's almost impossible to have an orchestral work done…

— John Kinsella

I just wanted to have some songs I could stand behind, and when I'm on stage just be loving it. People ask me why…

— Jamie Lidell

I love pulling people into concert halls who might not otherwise go and getting their ears tuned.

— David Ogden Stiers

The music lovers of London and the country deserve to have something where orchestras can flourish. You have no idea how wonderful an orchestra…

— Simon Rattle

You go to a pop concert or a classical concert but there's nothing in between.

— Andre Rieu

Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto gives us for the first time the hideous notion that there can be music that stinks to the ear.

— Eduard Hanslick

Concerts are never real music, you have to give up the idea of hearing in them all the most beautiful things of art.

— Frederic Chopin

We have to go and show these people what classical music is. We say sometimes that classical music has a small audience, but it's…

— Gustavo Dudamel