Andris Nelsons Quotes

The New York Philharmonic is a tremendous opportunity, a great orchestra.

There are three orchestras in Munich, all world-quality, in a city of one million. Yet every hall is full.

I've been lucky to conduct the very best orchestras in the world: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Berlin, the London Philharmonic.

The music lovers of London and the country deserve to have something where orchestras can flourish. You have no idea how wonderful an orchestra like the London Symphony Orchestra can sound in a great concert hall.

I played with the best conductors of the world.

There's a million people who can go out and play the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto brilliantly, but we're the only ones who can do 'A Little Nightmare Music.'

In Berlin I especially enjoyed the orchestral concerts, and I attended a large number of them. I formed the acquaintance of a good many musicians, several of whom spoke of my playing in high terms.

Pardon me for loitering in front of an orchestra.

It was really amazing. I mean, he'd never mentioned that he played in the symphony, like serious violin playing, not fiddle playing. And he just blew us away.

My mother was the concert master of the symphony. Absurdity and eccentricity were not criticized.

I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a concert flutist, the solo flute for Toscanini.

If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra have played this particular chestnut so many times, they can play it in their sleep. Does the genius remain present in the music or not?

When I was just coming up, I always wanted to be able to perform to a large crowd with a symphony.

There are a few great orchestras in the world, thank goodness. Although some people do put them in ranking order, it's not like a snooker match. Each orchestra has different things to offer.

Bernstein was everywhere - Vienna, London - and everyone admired him. Of course he loved Boston, and he did so many great things at Tanglewood. He was the best example of what a conductor should be.

The Steinway piano - with its beauty and power - is the perfect medium for expressing the performer's art, drama and poetry.

I want to play guitar, piano, drums, write songs for other people. I can do punk - I can do indie - but as long as it has my voice, it'll always be my sound.

When you sit down and see someone play at a piano, you don't think, 'Wow - what a fantastic machine.'

I wouldn't be me if my repertoire wasn't bel canto.

To me, there is nothing like the excitement and unique experience of a live orchestra playing.

On television, I love 'The Crown,' and 'The Affair' is so psychological.

I love performing on my own scores. I do it quite a lot.

The greatest gift a man can have is to have an operatic voice.

I've been trying to sing for a long time. I didn't realize that's what I wanted to do until I was about seven or eight. I tap danced since I was three years old, and that's all I did.

To stand out, I just use my talents. I rap, and I sing as well. With that being said, people kind of know me for bringing that emotion in music.