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And what classical music does best and must always do more, is to show this kind of transformation of moods, to show a very wide psychological... →
Being a conductor is kind of a hybrid profession because most fundamentally, it is being someone who is a coach, a trainer, an editor, a director.
Extreme volume in music very often disguises a lack of actually important content.
I think music needs to be presented in a way so that kids can grasp songs, dances, simple music that's associated with some particular defining... →
But if I can be convinced and then through the work that we do together, the orchestra can really be convinced of the big sweep of that communication... →
But some people will say you just did these programs. Well, yes, the programs are important and I'm proud of the programs, but mostly I'm... →
Earlier in my life, I performed a lot of music. Some of it because I felt it was a demonstration, or a representation of certain intellectual... →
You know, they were returning to the language of the people and trying to use musical language, particularly as Copland did to create a musical... →
Being an American musician means being adventurous.
In earlier times, so many people sang much more. You know as a kid you'd go to some kind of religious training and or summer camp or whatever it... →
I can't do pieces I only admire technically. I have to feel some direct contact with them.
And at the same time, you are of course a performer, but it's very important that you understand that your role as a performer is to get the best... →
Conductors are performers.
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