Important Quote by Krzysztof Penderecki

I started writing music as a composer in school, in the classical tradition.

— Julia Holter

I have a classical music background. I studied violin and trumpet.

— Johnny Flynn

My mother was a very good violinist; my father was a musicologist and spent most of his life in academia.

— Pete Seeger

I went to study some orchestration stuff because I got so inspired working with all the orchestras.

— Dido Armstrong

I've always been fascinated by music and sounds. I was lucky to receive proper classical training as an orchestra player and I'm always learning…

— Lior Ron

I was classically trained. But more than just the fact that I play violin, there's a lot of classical elements in the way I…

— Lindsey Stirling

In my youth I wanted to be a concert violinist.

— Lorne Greene

I would not want the limitations held by the name of a classical musician. I want many people to enjoy my music much beyond…

— Ji-Hae Park

My mother was an opera singer and my father is a clarinet player, composer and conductor.

— Hildur Gudnadottir

I began my career with infantile dreams of becoming a composer.

— Ivor Novello

What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I've done.

— Robert Moog

I suppose I was affected by raw sounds and timbres more than a lot of other composers. Had I been involved with orchestral composing,…

— Wendy Carlos