Author: Simon Rattle

Quotes

I've always loved French music. My parents adored it; my father played it on the piano.

I've always loved French music. My parents adored it; my father played it on the piano.

- Simon Rattle

I've always had a profound conviction that great music is about joy, even in the face of tragedy.

I've always had a profound conviction that great music is about joy, even in the face of tragedy.

- Simon Rattle

Learning music is a birthright. And you have to start young.

Learning music is a birthright. And you have to start young.

- Simon Rattle

My worst and best qualities are rashness: the good part of it is due to youth, which is, of course, why I'm not a great conductor.

My worst and best qualities are rashness: the good part of it is due to youth, which is, of course, why I'm not a great conductor.

- Simon Rattle

If you think the music business is the be-all and end-all of life, you're in big trouble.

If you think the music business is the be-all and end-all of life, you're in big trouble.

- Simon Rattle

Germans have an understanding of history and cannot allow themselves to forget it. It may be a curse, but in some ways, it's a blessing. It makes them cautious.

Germans have an understanding of history and cannot allow themselves to forget it. It may be a curse, but in some ways, it's a blessing. It makes them cautious.

- Simon Rattle

There is a mysterious way in which orchestras keep a sense of their history and what they've done. I still listen to the L.A. Philharmonic and feel that Giulini was there.

There is a mysterious way in which orchestras keep a sense of their history and what they've done. I still listen to the L.A. Philharmonic and feel that Giulini was there.

- Simon Rattle

I love Mozart, but I often make a terrible hash of it.

I love Mozart, but I often make a terrible hash of it.

- Simon Rattle

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