Quotes by Leonard Slatkin

Leonard Slatkin

A music director cannot and should not be chosen on the basis of a first date. It is not so difficult to make a good impression with a single appearance, usually containing some of a conductor’s party pieces, works they have performed successfully many times before.

Firsts

Party

Pieces

An orchestra knows during the first two minutes of the first rehearsal whether or not they are going to enjoy the person on the podium.

Orchestra

Rehearsal

Two

Growing up in Hollywood, like I did, I have a passion and a love for the movies, so I go to the cinema all the time.

Growing Up

Hollywood

Passion

How could a New Yorker possibly take something called the Hollywood String Quartet seriously?

Hollywood

Quartets

Strings

I am usually cooking at least four times a week if I am home. The easiest thing that I do a lot is gazpacho. It’s simple and it tastes best if you let it sit over night in the refrigerator… I don’t want anybody near me when I am cooking. If I am going to make a mistake, it has to be my fault.

Home

Mistake

Simple

I don’t really think about retiring. I will retire just before people start saying, ‘I knew Leonard Slatkin when he conducted well.

People

Retiring

Thinking

I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.

British

Long

I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.

Father

Four

Generations

I use my hands like a sculptor, to mold and shape the sound I want, to clarify.

Hands

Mold

Sound

I’ll know I’m reaching the total American market when I’m asked to do a video for MTV.

Mtv

Reaching

Video

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Anything Goes

Artist

Beautiful

Believe

Birth Place

British

Century

Cinema

Community

Concerts

Dancing

Doe

Fall

Father

Feet

Firsts

Four

Fun

Generations

Germany

Giving

Growing Up

Hands

Hollywood

Home

Humans

Ideas

Knowing

Leader

Long

Memories

Mistake

Mistress

Mold

Mtv

Music Is

Needs

Night

Orchestra

Organization

Party

Passion

Past

People

Perfect

Pieces

Play

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Quotes by Leonard Slatkin

Leonard Slatkin

A music director cannot and should not be chosen on the basis of a first date. It is not so difficult to make a good impression with a single appearance, usually containing some of a conductor’s party pieces, works they have performed successfully many times before.

An orchestra knows during the first two minutes of the first rehearsal whether or not they are going to enjoy the person on the podium.

Growing up in Hollywood, like I did, I have a passion and a love for the movies, so I go to the cinema all the time.

How could a New Yorker possibly take something called the Hollywood String Quartet seriously?

I am usually cooking at least four times a week if I am home. The easiest thing that I do a lot is gazpacho. It’s simple and it tastes best if you let it sit over night in the refrigerator… I don’t want anybody near me when I am cooking. If I am going to make a mistake, it has to be my fault.

I don’t really think about retiring. I will retire just before people start saying, ‘I knew Leonard Slatkin when he conducted well.

I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.

I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.

I use my hands like a sculptor, to mold and shape the sound I want, to clarify.

I’ll know I’m reaching the total American market when I’m asked to do a video for MTV.

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