Composer Quote by Leonard Bernstein

“A dean is the conductor of an orchestra made up entirely of composers.”

— Mark William Roche

I consider myself a composer.

— Timbaland

For me, the conductor is a person who interprets along with me, and we interpret things together.

— Hilary Hahn

A conductor has to know how to translate music into a communicative force that makes the listener want to hear what he has to…

— Isaac Stern

I don't really call myself a composer.

— Caroline Shaw

I equate composing with orchestrating. I think my music in terms of an orchestra.

— Henry Mancini

The conductor of an orchestra doesnt make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.

— Suman Rai

In truth, I became a conductor because deep down I wanted to conduct Brahmss four symphonies and Richard Strausss tone poems.

— Zubin Mehta

In truth, I became a conductor because deep down I wanted to conduct Brahms's four symphonies and Richard Strauss's tone poems.

— Zubin Mehta

There are two types of conductors. One is the good conductor who can do passionate music but also listen to the singers and do…

— Anna Netrebko

Being a conductor is kind of a hybrid profession because most fundamentally, it is being someone who is a coach, a trainer, an editor,…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

Wherever there’s a conductor, you’re sure to find a dead composer!

— Anonymous