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AWe musicians can influence, and are responsible to influence, human hearts when we perform. We have to touch them.

~Andris Nelsons

Topics: Awe Hearts Human Influence Musicians Perform Responsible Them Touch

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You don't have to make a grand, exaggerated sound to sing opera.

~Andris Nelsons

Topics: Exaggerated Grand Make Opera Sing Sound You

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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

Topics: Better Care Come Family First Health Intensely Make Much Music Must Respect Take Take Care Then Work You Your

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If we want to share the message of the composers, to give good things back to humanity, we have to dig deep while we can.

~Andris Nelsons

Topics: Back Composers Deep Dig Give Good Good Things Humanity Message Share Things Want While

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When the oldest surviving record company goes all in on a conductor, everyone notices.

~Andris Nelsons

Topics: Company Conductor Everyone Goes Notices Oldest Record Record Company Surviving

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The music of Bach is so timeless, so fulfilling. You don't feel like you have to be in front of it. The music has everything, and you are there to find the balance when you conduct. You don't have to give too much of your individuality. It's Bach, so it's dangerous to get in the way.

~Andris Nelsons

Topics: Bach Balance Conduct Dangerous Everything Feel Find Front Fulfilling Get Give Individuality Like Much Music Timeless Too Too Much Way You Your

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Birmingham did a truly remarkable thing in building Symphony Hall, which is the finest concert hall in the U.K. and one of the best in the world. The city has supported music without putting on the brakes.

~Andris Nelsons

Topics: Best Birmingham Building City Concert Concert Hall Did Finest Hall Music Putting Remarkable Supported Symphony Thing Truly Which Without World

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The Soviet Union had only one party. You couldn't express yourself freely; you couldn't admit belief in God. And yet this terrible regime understood that human beings have to express themselves, through music, even at a bad level. All kids studied music automatically, just as they did maths or languages or sport.

~Andris Nelsons

Topics: Admit Automatically Bad Beings Belief Did Even Express Express Yourself Freely God Had Human Human Beings Just Kids Languages Level Maths Music One Party Only Party Regime Soviet Soviet Union Sport Studied Terrible Themselves Through Understood Union You Yourself

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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

Topics: Deal Give Hardship How Joy Life Many Music Next Next Life Part Preparation See Suffer I See

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I simply love Wagner's music. That actually started very early. He was the first composer I was exposed very much to because my parents introduced me to Wagner's music very early.

~Andris Nelsons

Topics: Actually Because Composer Early Exposed First He Introduced Love Me Much Music Parents Simply Started Very Wagner

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Biography

Nationality: Latvian

Type: Composer

Born: November 18th, 1978

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