Classical music Quote by Theo Hutchcraft

Classical music is a special taste like Greek language or pre-Columbian archeology, not a common culture of reciprocal communication and psychological shorthand.

— Allan Bloom

Classical music is something that we're very passionate about, but we always thought it was presented in a stuffy way.

— Aleksey Igudesman

I've worked with some great orchestras and amazing classical musicians, but I don't like the conceptualization of classical music as an elitist form of…

— Serj Tankian

Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it…

— Yo-Yo Ma

Classical music is far from boring - it has all the blood, energy, the sinister dark side, rhythm that rock music has, and all…

— Yuja Wang

Obviously classical music tends to be stuff that is usually at least a hundred years old.

— Steve Hackett

I was introduced to classical music by my grandparents - my parents were mostly into folk and jazz. Even as a young man, I…

— Chris Thile

Pop music, which I deeply admire and wish I could play better than I can, is based on expressing one mood, one feeling at…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

Classical music and pop are two different universes, each with its own difficulties, peculiarities, depth and artistic dignity. In Italy, I think there is…

— Andrea Bocelli

New music is absolutely integral to classical music.

— Susanna Phillips

The realm of classical music is so vast - not only in terms of style but of era, age and the purposes for which…

— David Finckel

The reality for me is simple. When music is written, it is usually categorized as classical. When it is improvised, it can still be…

— Dave Brubeck