63 Quotes by Andris Nelsons

Through conducting, you express through your arms, through your face and even the body, what you want to tell, so the musicians of the orchestra understand.

Music is something so mystical, so unexplainably a thing you cannot put in the rules or boundaries, you know? It speaks about our feelings about questions of life and death. It goes absolutely beyond any kind of rules.

AWe musicians can influence, and are responsible to influence, human hearts when we perform. We have to touch them.

You don't have to make a grand, exaggerated sound to sing opera.

You must take care of your family, respect the music, and work intensely. Health and family come first, and then you can make much better music.

If we want to share the message of the composers, to give good things back to humanity, we have to dig deep while we can.

When the oldest surviving record company goes all in on a conductor, everyone notices.

The music of Bach is so timeless, so fulfilling. You don't feel like you have to be in front of it. The music has everything, and you are there to find the balance when you conduct. You don't have to give too much of your individuality. It's Bach, so it's dangerous to get in the way.

Birmingham did a truly remarkable thing in building Symphony Hall, which is the finest concert hall in the U.K. and one of the best in the world. The city has supported music without putting on the brakes.