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As I came to New York, it was for me a new beginning. To discover what people are living here. What do they need, what do they expect, what would... →
In South America, I heard the 8th Symphony of Beethoven. And the young conductor thought, Beethoven must be heroic. But this is piece which... →
What I never overcame is a kind of shyness.
At the age of 16, something happened with my finger and the doctor told me, you never can be a organist or pianist, so think about what you do with... →
An orchestra full of stars can be a disaster.
And if you are strong enough, then you can grow as a conductor more and more.
You have to change your mind with every orchestra because every orchestra has a different character.
Sometimes if you have very confident people, you have to tell them please, be polite, there are other players are good enough as you and you should... →
I worked on scores. I went to the musical library in Berlin which is very famous. I discovered that we had scores of Beethoven, printed scores of... →
Since the composer has said everything, if you discover everything, it will be enough and you will be a happy man. Don't try to say it's your... →
I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.
Young conductors who are confident enough, they very often have success.
Even my family laughed at me because they thought this young guy who's always stuttering in front of other people should be in front of 100... →