Occupation: Conductor Birth: April 28, 1943
In Hamburg, there are three major orchestras, an opera house, and one of the great concert-hall acoustics in Europe at the Laeiszhalle, in a town a f….
I guess, as a conductor, one goes in and out of fashion. Your career starts with a bang, everyone thinks you're wonderful, and then with middle age, ….
The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet..
So I observe life a little bit, rather than participating in it..
Basically speaking, conducting is quite a healthy profession..
I was told when I went for a life-insurance exam when I was 18 that I was not likely to live past 50, so I refused to pay the premium..