The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Going to a concert is so overwhelming and the energy is amazing.
I am the conductor for life of the Staatskapelle in Berlin, which fills me with tremendous joy because I feel absolutely at one with them. When we play, I have a feeling that together we manage to create one collective lung for the whole orchestra so that everybody in the stage breathes the music in the same way.
I love pulling people into concert halls who might not otherwise go and getting their ears tuned.
The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.
The stage is close to being in the middle of the hall, so that the performers are surrounded by the listeners. I feel that we are all experiencing the music together.
There are incredible musicians around the world.
The one thing I have always felt about musical theatre is that it is, to an extraordinary degree, about construction.
I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.
A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.
With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard.
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