Golden Quote by Thomas Beecham

It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to…

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

The better the orchestra, often the harder it is to conduct, not the other way around.

— Simon Rattle

I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.

— Kurt Masur

In order to lead the orchestra, you must first turn your back to the crowd.

— Mike Mentzer

Not everybody gets to record with an orchestra, and not everybody that gets to record with an orchestra gets to write all their own…

— Harry Connick, Jr

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

— Elliott Carter

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

Writing orchestra music, you need for the emotional content to come from everyone doing everything together, adding up as it goes, a crowd mentality.

— Nico Muhly

With an orchestra you are building citizens, better citizens for the community.

— Gustavo Dudamel

It might work with one orchestra, and the next orchestra - the oboe player might not get it. It's different every time, but some…

— Ian Anderson

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

Orchestras are like people. They're the sonic embodiment of their community.

— Simon Rattle