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If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently.
My only interest is in sharing great music with more and more people.
Every day we make more progress toward understanding the concert hall.
I never say what I mean, but I always manage to say something similar.
That was perfect. It was just the opposite from what I said yesterday.
It's so legato it's difficult to splice. Sibelius was famous for that.
The Mozart Quintet is not shut up in Salzburg: I have it in my pocket.
He who reaches all his goals has probably not chosen them high enough.
When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight.
This circus games aspect has existed since the beginning of my career.
This season, over eight productions, I am presenting four young tenors.
My family and relatives alone could fill Shanmukhananda Hall in Bombay.
Look at their eyes. If their eyes are shining, you know you're doing it.
The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.
It's not what you take but what you leave behind that defines greatness.
It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.
Young conductors who are confident enough, they very often have success.
But I won't deprive myself of singing opera as long as my voice follows.
When you play Mozart, it's so clean, it's so simple. It's the body naked.
I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment
I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always.
Taste is changing, style is changing, and players abilities are changing.
Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.
There are no woman composers, never have been and possibly never will be.
Without question the most unpopular medium of musical sound in the world.
The New York Philharmonic is a tremendous opportunity, a great orchestra.
The amount of culture going on in a small country like Israel is amazing.
I make myself a relentless architect of the possibilities of human beings.
I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.
Taste is changing, style is changing, and players' abilities are changing.
Indian hotels are doing well globally because they understand hospitality.
As long as they keep building settlements, the world will be anti-Israeli.
Our real debt ceiling isn't decided by Washington; it's decided by Beijing.
The music I turn out these days is the kind of music I want to hear myself.
After working with Ligeti I began to hear Brahms and Beethoven differently.
We can't hear the balance yet because the soloist is still on the airplane.
Even I had no opportunity to conduct very many concerts after World War II.
This American Jewish music is a new experience for us at least consciously.
Sometimes, musicians worry too much about how beautifully they are playing.
I have had bullets flying at concerts, but I don't want to talk about that.
There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do.
Orchestras are like people. They're the sonic embodiment of their community.
I think the English are an unbelievably musical nation and always have been.
The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.
If she is attractive, I can't perform with her; if she is not, then I won't.
Conducting has more to do with singing and breathing than with piano-playing.
Bizet was a very young man when he composed this symphony, so play it softly.
I can only hope that neither of my daughters was scarred by their upbringing.
And if you are strong enough, then you can grow as a conductor more and more.
With my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice.