“My father understood the orchestra so well that he never overwrote anything. He always got the most he could from the least amount of writing.”
Christopher Riddle
“Orchestras only need to be sworn at, and a German is consequently at an advantage with them, as English profanity, except in America, has not gone beyond a limited technology of perdition.”
George Bernard Shaw
“Cynthia's violin is beautiful. Her father is a trustee on the Cape Symphony Orchestra board, so we know her work very well and it's beautiful.”
Cindy Russell
“I'm not interested in having an orchestra sound like itself. I want it to sound like the composer.”
Leonard Bernstein
“Conductors must give unmistakable and suggestive signals to the orchestra, not choreography to the audience.”
George Szell
“Essentially, the [New York] Philharmonic is just like any other orchestra-they all have the spirit of kids, and if you scratch away a little of the fatigue and cynicism, out comes a 17-year-old music student again, full of wonder, exuberance and a tremendous love of music.”
Zubin Mehta
“It is extraordinary - the orchestra tells you so much about the stage and what's going on,”
Pat Miller
