Cleveland Quote by Leonard Slatkin

The New York Philharmonic is a tremendous opportunity, a great orchestra.

— Zubin Mehta

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

I was playing in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra as principal horn. I was there for some 15 years - one of the most exciting…

— Gunther Schuller

When I was just coming up, I always wanted to be able to perform to a large crowd with a symphony.

— Curtis Mayfield

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

Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty…

— Chuck Mangione

The philharmonic became such a journey and adventure in my life, and a deeply satisfying thing.

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

I've always enjoyed the enthusiasm of the best studio musicians and, over the years, have collected so many inspired contributions from them.

— Michael Franks

I really love performing with an orchestra and am very excited to do so with the Kalamazoo Symphony.

— Olivia Newton-John

I want to take the great tradition of the orchestra within me, to take what the orchestra offers.

— Andris Nelsons

To play with a symphony today is just fabulous.

— Glen Campbell

I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them.

— Cecilia Bartoli