Every day we make more progress toward understanding the concert hall.
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The act of conducting in itself, of waving my arms in the air and being in charge, I didn't miss. I missed the sensual pleasure of being in contact with music.Esa-Pekka Salonen
Stravinsky is masterly: his harmony is conceived so precisely that it can only be the way it is.
Esa-Pekka Salonen
I'm still disturbed if a chord isn't together, but your priorities change as you get older.
Esa-Pekka Salonen
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.
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With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard.
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There is such a suspicion in today's world of people who do more than one thing, who aren't specialized.
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