Conductors don't suffer, they are part of the performance.
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I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras.
Conductors are performers.
Composers are not all good conductors.
The conductor has the advantage of not seeing the audience.
Good conductors know when to push and when to lay back. I've known so many great conductors that I'm still doing what I can to learn the craft of this role.
Being a director or a conductor is a balance of many things. And to do it right is a very difficult tightrope to walk. I've come to the conclusion that there's really no way to be one hundred percent popular as conductor.
I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot.
A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.
A conductor can do wild things which can feel forced, but if you're directing from within the orchestra, you can't do that, things have to feel natural.
The awful thing about a conductor becoming geriatric is that you seem to become more desirable, not less.
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