Astonishment Quote by Nadia Boulanger

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

There's only one woman I know of who could never be a symphony conductor, and that's the Venus de Milo.

— Margaret Hillis

And at the same time, I had my very first concert at the age of 16. I hadn't heard a symphony orchestra before, and…

— Kurt Masur

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

— Simon Rattle

My mother was the concert master of the symphony. Absurdity and eccentricity were not criticized.

— Martin Short

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

“Until she walked into my life I was simply a violin of rusted notes. In one night she rearranged the mess inside me, exposing…

— Poppet

“Her voice sounded like a symphony after years of being denied any music”

— Lynn Galli

I got to compose for a full symphony orchestra.

— Jack Conte

To play with a symphony today is just fabulous.

— Glen Campbell

Show me an orchestra that likes its conductor and I'll show you a lousy conductor.

— Goddard Lieberson