Blown away Quote by Joshua Bell

It might work with one orchestra, and the next orchestra - the oboe player might not get it. It's different every time, but some…

— Ian Anderson

It's so important which musicians we choose for being in the orchestra.

— Andris Nelsons

You have to change your mind with every orchestra because every orchestra has a different character.

— Kurt Masur

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

I also work with the regular orchestras in Munich, Germany and other similar orchestras.

— Skitch Henderson

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

— Howard Shore

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

I guess I just look at talent as a very subjective thing. I mean, if you never tried playing an oboe, how do you…

— Steven Soderbergh

I'm practicing the oboe. But I don't play. Just single notes, not an entire piece of music.

— Lola Kirke

Band is the best when you play the oboe!!!!!

— Janeydean O'connor

Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos.

— Gustav Mahler

There's not an orchestra in the world that doesn't have weaknesses. None of us can play everything well. The repertoire is just too big.

— Leonard Slatkin