Latvian - Composer | November 18, 1978 -
Shostakovich was one of the great symphonists of all time, and maybe the last great symphonist.
Andris Nelsons
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I think touring is an important part of the life of an orchestra. Not only sharing with other audiences, but bringing that sense of family that you get back home. The sense of growing deeper into the music, of making it all sound like chamber music - that comes from being together on tour.
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Through conducting, you express through your arms, through your face and even the body, what you want to tell, so the musicians of the orchestra understand.
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AWe musicians can influence, and are responsible to influence, human hearts when we perform. We have to touch them.
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You don't have to make a grand, exaggerated sound to sing opera.
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You must take care of your family, respect the music, and work intensely. Health and family come first, and then you can make much better music.
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If we want to share the message of the composers, to give good things back to humanity, we have to dig deep while we can.
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When the oldest surviving record company goes all in on a conductor, everyone notices.
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The music of Bach is so timeless, so fulfilling. You don't feel like you have to be in front of it. The music has everything, and you are there to find the balance when you conduct. You don't have to give too much of your individuality. It's Bach, so it's dangerous to get in the way.
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Birmingham did a truly remarkable thing in building Symphony Hall, which is the finest concert hall in the U.K. and one of the best in the world. The city has supported music without putting on the brakes.
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The Soviet Union had only one party. You couldn't express yourself freely; you couldn't admit belief in God. And yet this terrible regime understood that human beings have to express themselves, through music, even at a bad level. All kids studied music automatically, just as they did maths or languages or sport.
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It might be expensive to make music lessons available. But it's even more costly to deal with human beings who have half their intellect and spirit left undeveloped.
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