Day Quote by Joe Hisaishi

I absolutely insist upon adequate rehearsal time - particularly for the pieces that orchestras know best. Because there, the tendency is not to take…

— Andre Previn

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…

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

The Japanese actually approach the music on a high level. It's always been on a high level.

— Billy Higgins

The better the orchestra, often the harder it is to conduct, not the other way around.

— Simon Rattle

I think, for different types of things, more rehearsal is very important.

— Alexandra Daddario

Typically in Korea when I perform I have a full band, a ten-piece band, and that's a completely different monster in itself to prepare…

— Eric Nam

For me, rehearsal is only about blocking and pacing; it's not about performance.

— Robert Eggers

I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras.

— Zubin Mehta

I think generally the Japanese players have more intensity in practice but generally I do the same things.

— Arsene Wenger

Symphonic orchestras have almost become a glut in the market.

— Skitch Henderson

I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then…

— Zubin Mehta

To this day I am indulgent toward orchestras that are trying to lift themselves in the world, while critics are busy assuring them that…

— Robertson Davies