Venus de milo Quote by Margaret Hillis

[On being asked how it felt to be the first female conductor of the Boston Symphony:] I've been a woman for a little more…

— Nadia Boulanger

There are no woman composers, never have been and possibly never will be.

— Thomas Beecham

Beethoven, Schubert, Schoenberg, Berg imply a type of pianist who is intellectual. That's not always associated with female soloists.

— Jeffrey Tate

There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.

— Camille Paglia

Who can forget the music of the French composer Germaine Tailleferre? These are just a few composers whose aesthetic ideals we all share, and…

— Barbara Harbach

Don't get me wrong, I've seen some very excellent women musicians.

— Lita Ford

On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it…

— Eberhard Weber

“The whole world was this symphony, and there was not enough of her to listen.”

— Carson McCullers

I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's a…

— Nadia Boulanger

I first heard Mahler's second symphony aged 11 in Liverpool, and it inspired me to become a conductor.

— Simon Rattle

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