Music does not know the difference between people; it only speaks to their hearts. It is the only form of communication that can bring this terrible world together.

A conductor should guide rather than command.

You have to be able to enthral and persuade at the same time.

Soccer and sports are entertainment ... You can't call Beethoven's 9th Symphony or a work of Shakespeare `entertainment.' It's not `entertainment.' It's culture.

Music does not know the difference between people; it only speaks to their hearts. It is the only form of communication that can bring this terrible world together.

It is extraordinary to have time to again study Le nozze di Figaro and discover new things.

The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude.