Quotes of: Stravinsky Keyword

The Congressman ascertained that the consulate in Havana had numbers to feed the pigs.

Erich Leinsdorf

We moved, and there was a golden era in the '40s when we were so conscious of who we were as Australians.

Graeme Murphy

I'm thrilled at the moment because our audiences, you know, they... the demographic is 50% male.

Graeme Murphy

We were all novices. We really were. We didn't know a goddamn thing about doing a show.

Jerome Robbins

If the (British) Arts Council give you money, they also tell you how to spend it.

Neville Marriner

So many things can drive you mad as a child, not only music.

Itzhak Perlman

If you live in the elite world of dance, you find yourself in a world rife with racism. Let's face it.

Alvin Ailey

After conducting Wagner, Beethoven's triple concerto is like taking an Alka Seltzer.

Zubin Mehta

I endeavor that all orchestras I conduct sound Central European.

Zubin Mehta

I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.

Zubin Mehta

Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it?

Zubin Mehta

To my mind and ear, there is simply nothing that compares to the musical sophistication of a late Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert or Brahms work for minimal forces.

Leonard Slatkin

I enjoy doing both of them very much, concert work particularly, and the division varies from season to season.

Sarah Caldwell

When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.

Bruno Tonioli

Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.

Natalia Makarova

There are some sounds that English singers find quite difficult to manipulate.

Neville Marriner

We don't want other people poking into our artistic pie.

Neville Marriner

You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics.

Riccardo Muti

I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.

Kurt Masur

And I always tried to be not a star. To be someone who people like to talk to.

Kurt Masur

A lot of the people who have come to know the company in the last few years will not have seen this piece.

Matthew Bourne