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The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet.
In Hamburg, there are three major orchestras, an opera house, and one of the great concert-hall acoustics in Europe at the Laeiszhalle, in a town a... →
I guess, as a conductor, one goes in and out of fashion. Your career starts with a bang, everyone thinks you're wonderful, and then with middle... →
What appeals to me about an American music directorship is the involvement of the conductor with the orchestra and the community. I think that's... →
Basically speaking, conducting is quite a healthy profession.
So I observe life a little bit, rather than participating in it.
Beethoven, Schubert, Schoenberg, Berg imply a type of pianist who is intellectual. That's not always associated with female soloists.
I can't even touch another conductor's baton. The center of gravity, the feel of the handle, puts me totally off.
I had a sense of debt to the medical profession and to surgery particularly. I would not be as ambient as I am without it.
I was told when I went for a life-insurance exam when I was 18 that I was not likely to live past 50, so I refused to pay the premium.
If people had told me that I would have the stamina to conduct 'Ring Cycles,' I would have been amazed. I still am.
On the grounds of prestigious musical organizations that come and go, New York has the edge.
Concert-going has become much less the thing to do, while people are still going to opera. This might be a harsh judgment, but it could easily happen... →
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