Quote by Malcolm Harkins

The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.

— Benjamin Zander

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

— Suman Rai

“The novelist is like the conductor of an orchestra, his back to the audience, his face invisible, summoning the experience of music for the…

— Sol Stein

I mean, the great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have…

— Joshua Bell

I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.

— Kurt Masur

Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and…

— John Philip Sousa

The conductor must make it possible to eliminate himself in the music. If the orchestra feels him doing that, then everything will go well.

— Giuseppe Sinopoli

[As a conductor] there has to be, between me and the orchestra, an unshakable bond of trust, born out of mutual respect, through which…

— Charles Hazlewood

“Our mind the conductor to life’s orchestra, conduct your mind to illustrate living a wonderful life, fill it with the sounds of joy, laughter…

— Anita Frost

I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just…

— Itzhak Perlman

We are aware that the conductor is not really making the music, it is making him -- if he is relaxed, open and attuned,…

— Peter Brook

A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.

— Anthony Hopkins