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Ultimately, music is a posses...

Ultimately, music is a possessive mistress.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

I don't really think about re...

I don't really think about retiring. I will retire just before people start saying, 'I knew Leonard Slatkin when he conducted well.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

We need music to restore the ...

We need music to restore the human spirit

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

I'm beginning to see that just...

I'm beginning to see that just knowing the piece is not enough. Having a clear technique is not enough. Having a broad repertory is not enough. I want desperately to get past all those things.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

We need music to restore the h...

We need music to restore the human spirit

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

My first strong musical memory...

My first strong musical memory is of the Villa-Lobos Sixth Quartet which my parents were rehearsing. I remember that it reminded me of big teddy bears dancing around.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

The role of an orchestra in th...

The role of an orchestra in the 21st century isn't just playing, it's about developing future audiences and performers.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

There's not an orchestra in th...

There's not an orchestra in the world that doesn't have weaknesses. None of us can play everything well. The repertoire is just too big.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

In some ways I believe music i...

In some ways I believe music is the more convincing communicator of ideas than words. For instance, we can hear of Kordaly and Bartok and recognise them as Hungarian, but very few of us speak Hungarian, but the music itself speaks to more people.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

An orchestra knows during the ...

An orchestra knows during the first two minutes of the first rehearsal whether or not they are going to enjoy the person on the podium.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

Growing up in Hollywood, like ...

Growing up in Hollywood, like I did, I have a passion and a love for the movies, so I go to the cinema all the time.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

How could a New Yorker possibl...

How could a New Yorker possibly take something called the Hollywood String Quartet seriously?

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

I don't really think about ret...

I don't really think about retiring. I will retire just before people start saying, 'I knew Leonard Slatkin when he conducted well.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

I have been long associated wi...

I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

I knew I could never match my ...

I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

I use my hands like a sculptor...

I use my hands like a sculptor, to mold and shape the sound I want, to clarify.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

I'll know I'm reaching the tot...

I'll know I'm reaching the total American market when I'm asked to do a video for MTV.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

I'm not particularly lucid aft...

I'm not particularly lucid after a concert. I'm not very lucid before, either.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

I've come to the conclusion th...

I've come to the conclusion that a long, personal relationship is next to impossible for me. Ultimately, music is a possessive mistress.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

The convergence of the Rhone a...

The convergence of the Rhone and Saone. Paul Bocuse. The birthplace of cinema. Chateauneuf-du-Pape just a few miles down the road. It does not get much better than Lyon.

Leonard Slatkin 28 quotes

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