Began Quote by John Williams

I started off as a studio pianist in Hollywood.

— Skitch Henderson

I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt…

— Alan Hovhaness

My wife is a classically trained piano player, and she also orchestrates.

— Atticus Ross

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

— Howard Shore

I was never encouraged to do it and I played the accordion, which I hated. I wish I had taken piano because I definitely…

— Connie Francis

I loved music and felt I had enough talent to become a concert pianist, but I was foolish enough to let myself be laughed…

— George Mikan

I've been classically trained in piano since I was little. My father was a pianist, so they started me early.

— Beth Phoenix

I began conducting when I was in school, around age 12, because I was writing little theater pieces and wanted to perform them. And…

— George Benjamin

If anything, when I was young, I wanted to be an orchestra.

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

When I was growing up, there were a few musicians who would have regular gigs at restaurants, and I always thought it was so…

— Borns

I was for a minor amount of time but I was probably a better pianist at 15 than I am now.

— Josh Silver

I grew up playing in youth orchestras, so they were my most treasured memories, so to be in front of an orchestra playing my…

— Laura Mvula