Orchestras are like people. They're the sonic embodiment of their community.
Simon RattleRead
My only interest is in sharing great music with more and more people.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire to connect people through the joy of music.
Simon Rattle emphasizes the importance of music not just as an art form, but as a means of bringing people together. His focus is on the communal experience created through sharing music, highlighting its power to transcend boundaries and foster connections among diverse audiences.
In practice
At a community concert, I shared Simon Rattle's view by stating, 'My only interest is in sharing great music with more and more people.'
Orchestras are like people. They're the sonic embodiment of their community.
What really counts isn't whether your instrument is Baroque or modern: it's your mindset.
I've always had a profound conviction that great music is about joy, even in the face of tragedy.
We need to bring music to the people, even to those who normally do not listen to classical music.
I believe if you're not completely in love with what you're doing, you'd better find another profession.
Some of my favorite music in the world is Haydn. I had a sabbatical one year and made myself one promise: to play a different Haydn piano sonata each day - they are inexhaustible treasures.
The music began, and it was one of those life-changing moments. I saw an artist, Janis Joplin. She was exhilarating. She was vibrating. And she was like no other artist that I had ever seen before... It struck me that hard. Maybe the word is epiphany, when you get that special sensation.
I can hold a cup of sake on a full moon in Japan, and the reflection of the moon in that little cup can make me feel so enthusiastic about beauty. That one good, magical moment can give me enough to create other things like the teardrop earring or necklace.
Google the name Prometheus, and see how often it has been given to innovations in many different fields, notably science, medicine and space exploration. The fire he stole can be seen, too, as the spark generating all artistic creativity.
I didn't get interested in music. It was a gift from God.
In fact, most artists want to make things a bit more difficult for themselves as they go along, to challenge themselves.
There's a steady forward march of a creative process that some of us stay with and don't give up - that should be an admirable thing - from Louis Armstrong to Charlie Parker to Miles to Ornette and some people who are not even known today - some kids coming up - people who are out to change the world.
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