Andris Nelsons

Conductor

1978-11-18

Quotes by Andris Nelsons

• I feel too young in 2018 to take over the Berlin Philharmonic as the successor to Simon Rattle.

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• I'm very proud of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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• Music is such an important part of society, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra offers such great quality, and we just want to share it.

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• You have a great result if the orchestra trusts the conductor, and the conductor trusts the orchestra.

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• 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.

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• I think 'Rheingold' has symbolic meaning of what happens in the world when you're running after the Rhine gold, after the gold. It doesn't end very well. It's kind of a reminder of the values of life, and I think 'The Ring,' in a way, is kind of a prediction of Wagner of what would happen in the world.

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• To play opera, to play Wagner, it's a great joy.

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• I simply love Wagner's music. That actually started very early. He was the first composer I was exposed very much to because my parents introduced me to Wagner's music very early.

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• Wagner always opens you a second breath, and then you go on, and you are absolutely into his musical world, and you can't stop, and you can listen for four hours, five hours, six hours, and then you are like in his mystical hands of his music. He's such a great poet of music.

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• I'm sure the atmosphere at Tanglewood and the space there and nature - I think it absolutely fits Wagner's music.

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• All of us in the field must remain constantly vigilant and fight against all types of inappropriate and hurtful behavior and continue the essential work of creating a fair and safe work environment for all classical musicians.

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