Conductor Quote by Peter Brook

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

All the conductor has to do is stand back and try not to get in the way. Mozart is doing all the work.

— Anonymous

A conductor has to know how to translate music into a communicative force that makes the listener want to hear what he has to…

— Isaac Stern

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 has the advantage of not seeing the audience.

— Andre Kostelanetz

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

If you ever go to a music session, you'll notice that the musicians can sit down and start playing right away, and everyone knows…

— Clint Eastwood

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

The most important thing for the conductor is that he or she listens. Her listening will make things sound a certain way. If the…

— Laurence Equilbey

The conductor must breathe life into the score. It is you and you alone who must expose it to the understanding, reveal the hidden…

— Charles Munch

A great conductor possesses that certain charisma and talent that demand the ears and the attention of an audience. I can't tell you how…

— Isaac Stern

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

— Suman Rai