108 Quotes by Eugene Ormandy

Don’t think you are looking at me because you are not.

Don’t ever follow me, because I am difficult.

During the rests – pray.

If you don’t have it in your part, leave it out, because there is enough missing already.

Why do you always insist on playing while I’m trying to conduct?

That’s the way Stravinsky was. Bup, bup, bup, bup. The poor guy’s dead now. Play it legato.

I don’t mean to make you nervous, but unfortunately I have to.

Watch me closely – only one can spoil it.

Let’s start at 35 because I don’t know where it is.