Been Quote by Zubin Mehta

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

— 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

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

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

The philharmonic became such a journey and adventure in my life, and a deeply satisfying thing.

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

I think I infuse the music with a new passion. Part of this is because I have fallen in love: I am in love…

— Lorin Maazel

I am still very proud of that concert. In America, the (musicians') connection with the conductor is as with management - it becomes political.…

— Neeme Jarvi

From time to time, the Vienna Philharmonic could play without a conductor because they are so good.

— Bernard Arnault

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

— Trey Anastasio

I've watched the demise of the Hollywood orchestra, the house orchestras of the big studios.

— Skitch Henderson

There is a mysterious way in which orchestras keep a sense of their history and what they've done. I still listen to the L.A.…

— Simon Rattle

I like philharmonic music a lot. That kind of symphonic music has always been an integral part of the arrangements in many of my…

— Vidyasagar