Cynic Quote by Zubin Mehta

It seems always to have been difficult to have been a New York Philharmonic conductor because of the nature of New York. We are…

— Zubin Mehta

The New York Philharmonic is a tremendous opportunity, a great orchestra.

— Zubin Mehta

I miss the standard of the New York Philharmonic's playing very much. It has certainly been a high point in my life.

— Zubin Mehta

And to understand this, I think this is a most important point where I would like always to be understood what we do with…

— Kurt Masur

I absolutely love the Philharmonic. I also love rock guitar.

— Trey Anastasio

And at the same time, I had my very first concert at the age of 16. I hadn't heard a symphony orchestra before, and…

— Kurt Masur

I used to be selected for the Pennsylvania all-state orchestra. It was a thrill to go from my home town of Aliquippa clear across…

— Henry Mancini

I would advise my young colleagues, the composers of symphonies, to drop in sometimes at the kindergarten, too. It is there that it is…

— Zoltan Kodaly

I first heard Mahler's second symphony aged 11 in Liverpool, and it inspired me to become a conductor.

— Simon Rattle

I was always the kid on scholarship, I was a soloist with my company, I'd been working with the symphony since I was 14.

— Summer Glau

It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera.

— Luciano Pavarotti

To this day I am indulgent toward orchestras that are trying to lift themselves in the world, while critics are busy assuring them that…

— Robertson Davies