American Quote by Zubin Mehta

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

— Kurt Masur

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

— Simon Rattle

There's not an orchestra in the world that doesn't have weaknesses. None of us can play everything well. The repertoire is just too big.

— Leonard Slatkin

I never thought the orchestra should be big.

— Alexandre Desplat

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

— Kurt Masur

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

— Gustavo Dudamel

The role of an orchestra in the 21st century isn't just playing, it's about developing future audiences and performers.

— Leonard Slatkin

Every orchestra has its own sound.

— Simon Rattle

I don't quite think I'm big enough to deserve an orchestra.

— Tim Minchin

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.

— Thomas Beecham

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

— Navjot Singh Sidhu

It's so important which musicians we choose for being in the orchestra.

— Andris Nelsons