Author: Simon Rattle

Quotes

Conductors make too much fuss about conductors! Humility and hard work are virtues. We're nothing without our musicians.

Conductors make too much fuss about conductors! Humility and hard work are virtues. We're nothing without our musicians.

- 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

- Simon Rattle

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