Music is something so mystical, so unexplainably a thing you cannot put in the rules or boundaries, you know? It speaks about our feelings about questions of life and death. It goes absolutely beyond any kind of rules. Andris Nelsons More Quotes by Andris Nelsons More Quotes From Andris Nelsons Being appointed as the next Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester is a completely overwhelming honour. This extraordinary orchestra and its wonderful musicians are unique in so many respects, and particularly in their creation of an exceptional sound world based on outstanding tradition that is, at its heart, inspirational. Andris Nelsons traditionheartinspirationalworld When you have a great car, you want people to see the car. Andris Nelsons greatyoucarpeople All of us in the field must remain constantly vigilant and fight against all types of inappropriate and hurtful behavior and continue the essential work of creating a fair and safe work environment for all classical musicians. Andris Nelsons musiciansfightbehaviorwork You have a great result if the orchestra trusts the conductor, and the conductor trusts the orchestra. Andris Nelsons resultgreatyouorchestra I really think that the music is the food for our souls. Andris Nelsons reallythinkmusicfood I think music can change your life. Andris Nelsons thinkmusicchangelife Bernstein was everywhere - Vienna, London - and everyone admired him. Of course he loved Boston, and he did so many great things at Tanglewood. He was the best example of what a conductor should be. Andris Nelsons everyonelovedbestgreat You must take care of your family, respect the music, and work intensely. Health and family come first, and then you can make much better music. Andris Nelsons familymusichealthwork I see, in this life, the hardship many suffer. I see the joy that music can give. How we deal with all this is part of a preparation for the next life. Andris Nelsons musicpreparationjoylife I know that Boston is one of the great centers of intellectual culture as well as sport. It's one of the centers of America, with a great orchestra, great sports, great hospitals, and great universities. Andris Nelsons greatknowsportsculture For me, the main goal is loving music and experiencing the great music-making with the orchestra, which is the great reason why I conduct, and that is the main goal. Andris Nelsons lovinggreatmemusic Music is such an important part of society, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra offers such great quality, and we just want to share it. Andris Nelsons greatqualitymusicsociety Music is something you can't really put in terms like in a sport, like running or football - that you win if you score more. In music, there's nothing like that. Andris Nelsons winyoumusicfootball It's a dream to be its conductor. Sometimes I think, 'My God, I can't believe it.' It's a dream which came true. Andris Nelsons thinkgodsometimesbelieve Music goes beyond nationalities - it's a language which you can understand in any country. Andris Nelsons understandyoumusiclanguage Music is a universal thing with no boundaries, whether you play inside or outside. Andris Nelsons insideyoumusicplay I'm thankful to Deutsche Grammophon, our partners - we are going to record the complete Shostakovich symphonies and hopefully some other things as well. Andris Nelsons wellsomethingsthankful I'm very proud of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Andris Nelsons verybostonorchestraproud I want to take the great tradition of the orchestra within me, to take what the orchestra offers. Andris Nelsons greatmetraditionwant As a trumpet player, I was playing Xenakis, Lindberg: very challenging, technical, atonal, and I enjoyed it. Andris Nelsons trumpettechnicalplayingenjoyed
