Facing Quote by Placido Domingo

The orchestral or symphonic music never interested me.

— Agnes Obel

I will never master this craft. Orchestras are very, very forthcoming with me.

— David Ogden Stiers

I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then…

— Zubin Mehta

Symphonic orchestras have almost become a glut in the market.

— Skitch Henderson

For an artist, there's nothing better than working with an orchestra.

— Rene Angelil

You can't play a symphony alone, it takes an orchestra to play it.

— Navjot Singh Sidhu

I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a piece.

— Gavin Bryars

Why write for the orchestra? For one thing it's a very challenging problem.

— Elliott Carter

I attempt to compose symphonies, although it is clear to me that logically it is pointless.

— Alfred Schnittke

The orchestra's an amazing instrument, but I don't want to just arrange my songs for it. I think that might be kind of boring…

— Andrew Bird

You have to change your mind with every orchestra because every orchestra has a different character.

— Kurt Masur

I don't mind conducting the orchestra if I can play the violin.

— Edwin Land