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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 I was so deeply impressed I... →
The message of music was also the first thing what I learned from my first teacher. She was an organist too and she was very devoted to what she... →
And I always tried to be not a star. To be someone who people like to talk to.
Even I had no opportunity to conduct very many concerts after World War II.
I was different from most young conductors today.
I wouldn't say I've changed my mind. I changed some of my natural habits, some of my natural character.
And to understand this, I think this is a most important point where I would like always to be understood what we do with the New York Philharmonic.... →
I believe so, but at first he must know. He must know in which spirit Beethoven has composed this piece. He must try to study that. And he must find... →
I can go in front of an orchestra. I can go in front of an audience. But if you see me walking through an audience in the reception or through a lot... →
If you go to Japan for instance, you should know that they have a different way of playing Beethoven or Brahms. But if you play with them Mozart... →
Very often, if I know the orchestra doesn't know a piece or it's a new piece, I have main ideas about it. But then we start to play and I... →
You know as I started as a shy young conductor, I always wanted to cooperate. To build up the musicians. To help them to be better than without a... →
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