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Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes

The players never think they project enough. In a hall that seats 3,300 people, it’s a very scary thing to play so quietly that you can barely hear yourself Picture Quote #1

There’s so much energy exchange [in conduction], so you get back a lot, of course, but you also have to give a lot. It’s kind of high-energy thing Picture Quote #1

I think we are in the process of getting the word out, and we haven’t done very well yet. But we are trying Picture Quote #1

Every orchestra I know, every opera house I know, is desperately looking around trying to find new talent, new composing talent, supporting young composers, supporting new ideas, supporting new ways of getting the message across Picture Quote #1

Lots of really interesting people move to U.S and decide to work here, because of this whole attitude and openness. I’m absolutely convinced that this is just the beginning. In a couple decades we will see an even more dramatic change Picture Quote #1

Classic music somehow changed, and it changed between the first and the second world wars, and somehow what happened was that the hero that had been the composer, the hero now was the performer, and especially the conductor Picture Quote #1

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Our industry [classic music] has kind of retarded into this kind of endless cover-producing thing, and it’s a pity Picture Quote #1

The biggest difference between U.S and most European big cities is that in a place like London, for instance, there are five orchestras, and there’s a bloody competition between these five orchestras Picture Quote #1

There is more openness in LA to possibilities than on the East Coast of America. There is a pioneering spirit there that stems from the reason people went out there in the first place-to find something new Picture Quote #1

My music wouldn’t sound the way it does if I hadn’t had the experience of conducting Picture Quote #1

The sound was my greatest concern. There were certain difficulties getting used to the way every musician can hear his or herself, the way each of them relates to the musician in the next seat Picture Quote #1

The Royal Festival Hall in London is nice; people hang out there. I think this inviting, non-exclusive character is very important Picture Quote #1

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I don’t believe in an annual dose of film music for the sake of it being film music. If we program film music, it will be because there is a real artistic reason for doing so Picture Quote #1

I discovered that the people of the North are different and there’s no way you can make a person from the North similar to a Southerner. They’re two different worlds Picture Quote #1

I can’t imagine how many first performances I’ve done, perhaps 500. Some of them have been very good, and some of course very bad Picture Quote #1

As we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A jumping to B, has become foreign Picture Quote #1

This conducting thing happened. In 1983 I was sucked into this international career, which was a very scary experience Picture Quote #1

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The players never think they project enough. In a hall that seats 3,300 people, it’s a very scary thing to play so quietly that you can barely hear yourself (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) There’s so much energy exchange [in conduction], so you get back a lot, of course, but you also have to give a lot. It’s kind of high-energy thing. (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) I think we are in the process of getting the word out, and we haven’t done very well yet. But we are trying. (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) Every orchestra I know, every opera house I know, is desperately looking around trying to find new talent, new composing talent, supporting young composers, supporting new ideas, supporting new ways of getting the message across. (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) Lots of really interesting people move to U.S and decide to work here, because of this whole attitude and openness. I’m absolutely convinced that this is just the beginning. In a couple decades we will see an even more dramatic change. (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) Classic music somehow changed, and it changed between the first and the second world wars, and somehow what happened was that the hero that had been the composer, the hero now was the performer, and especially the conductor. (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) Our industry [classic music] has kind of retarded into this kind of endless cover-producing thing, and it’s a pity. (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) The biggest difference between U.S and most European big cities is that in a place like London, for instance, there are five orchestras, and there’s a bloody competition between these five orchestras. (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) There is more openness in LA to possibilities than on the East Coast of America. There is a pioneering spirit there that stems from the reason people went out there in the first place-to find something new (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) My music wouldn’t sound the way it does if I hadn’t had the experience of conducting (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) The sound was my greatest concern. There were certain difficulties getting used to the way every musician can hear his or herself, the way each of them relates to the musician in the next seat (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) The Royal Festival Hall in London is nice; people hang out there. I think this inviting, non-exclusive character is very important (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) I don’t believe in an annual dose of film music for the sake of it being film music. If we program film music, it will be because there is a real artistic reason for doing so (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) I discovered that the people of the North are different and there’s no way you can make a person from the North similar to a Southerner. They’re two different worlds (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) I can’t imagine how many first performances I’ve done, perhaps 500. Some of them have been very good, and some of course very bad (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) As we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A jumping to B, has become foreign (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes) This conducting thing happened. In 1983 I was sucked into this international career, which was a very scary experience (Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes)