Compared Quote by Michael Tilson Thomas

Symphonic orchestras have almost become a glut in the market.

— Skitch Henderson

Every orchestra I know, every opera house I know, is desperately looking around trying to find new talent, new composing talent, supporting young composers,…

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

The problem with composers is that they are the most unrequired job in America.

— Gail Zappa

In Germany, people feel like they own classical music, that it is somehow theirs. Over there, everyone still learns to play, and the great…

— Max Richter

I endeavor that all orchestras I conduct sound Central European.

— Zubin Mehta

Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality.

— Lara St. John

I also work with the regular orchestras in Munich, Germany and other similar orchestras.

— Skitch Henderson

I live in a country where music has very little success, though, exclusive of those who have forsaken us, we have still admirable professors…

— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

We can't afford big symphonies but we commission works that sound rich and symphonic because of the nature of the instrumentation and the people…

— Graeme Murphy

It is against the spirit of our non-discriminating times to openly prefer one sort of music to another, so let's just say that hearing…

— Howard Jacobson

There are so many people who are interested in classical music. Fortunately, I think many of them are quite young, so it's wonderful to…

— Rafal Blechacz

Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.

— Carlisle Floyd