Audience Quote by Victor Borge

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

“The novelist is like the conductor of an orchestra, his back to the audience, his face invisible, summoning the experience of music for the…

— Sol Stein

A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.

— Anthony Hopkins

Show me an orchestra that likes its conductor and I'll show you a lousy conductor.

— Goddard Lieberson

A conductor should reconcile himself to the realization that regardless of his approach or temperament the eventual result is the same-the orchestra will hate…

— Oscar Levant

The great conductor is always a despot by temperament and intractable in his ways. ... The artist is obliged to keep his laughter and…

— Nadia Boulanger

The conductor is the artistic leader and sometimes cultural arbiter of his or her community. It is their leadership that is looked to and…

— Leonard Slatkin

On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it…

— Eberhard Weber

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

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

“The man who wishes to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”

— James Crook

There are two types of conductors. One is the good conductor who can do passionate music but also listen to the singers and do…

— Anna Netrebko