“[The virtual orchestras were to be a temporary measure and] a shield, ... because all of Broadway is under attack by 325 people.”
Jed Bernstein
“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
“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
“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
“Show me an orchestra that likes its conductor and I'll show you a lousy conductor.”
Goddard Lieberson
“It is extraordinary - the orchestra tells you so much about the stage and what's going on,”
Pat Miller
