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• ‟ Orchestras are like people. They're the sonic embodiment of their community.

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• ‟ As a nation, we English tend to be self-deprecating, looking down on ourselves. We're insular but also flexible, whereas in Germany, it's a case of besser wissen - we know better. That's very Deutsch. People are never frightened to tell you what you're doing wrong, in a way that would never happen in England.

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• ‟ Conducting 'Tristan' is like floating in amniotic fluid, but having worked on it for three months, I now know why people who go near it go so strange.

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• ‟ Nobody has Francis Bacon on their walls in their house - or very few people - but sometimes people listen to Beethoven as though it was background and a comfort, and I think that is very dangerous.

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• ‟ We need to bring music to the people, even to those who normally do not listen to classical music.

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• ‟ You would never train people to play football by telling them to watch football. You make them play football.

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• ‟ There are a few great orchestras in the world, thank goodness. Although some people do put them in ranking order, it's not like a snooker match. Each orchestra has different things to offer.

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• ‟ One of the most difficult things in opera is for people to suspend disbelief.

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• ‟ My only interest is in sharing great music with more and more people.

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