Concerts Quote by Thomas Beecham

Over the years, I've loved being on stage with an orchestra, waving my hands around.

— Anthony Daniels

I have often said to the orchestra, especially to the younger players, 'Do your best, and love what you are doing, because you are…

— Herbert von Karajan

Its just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a completely involved person who reflects what we rehearsed, and…

— James Levine

I just try to approach and serve the music in the way that I think is right for the band I'm in at the…

— Chad Smith

I like to rehearse a lot. Before I hit the stage, I listen to the songs that I would perform and make sure I…

— Cordae

Most of the time, I'll be conducting the orchestra, but there will be some pieces that I'll be playing an instrument as well, just…

— Ramin Djawadi

I just remember standing there, singing with the headphones on and the strings playing, just how wonderful that felt. But we so rarely got…

— Ricky Skaggs

I absolutely insist upon adequate rehearsal time - particularly for the pieces that orchestras know best. Because there, the tendency is not to take…

— Andre Previn

I enjoy playing the audience like a piano.

— Alfred Hitchcock

I often conduct an orchestra in my sleep; my orchestras are so huge that the back desks of the violas vanish into the horizon.…

— Jean Sibelius

We've done an arrangement with an orchestra, but I think the best stuff tends to come when it's just the four of us.

— Brian May

I love showing up and giving a performance without the benefit of a lot of rehearsal or dissection. It's fun to me to act…

— Ron Perlman