Kurt Masur's Profile
Brief about Kurt Masur: By info that we know Kurt Masur was born at 1927-07-18. And also Kurt Masur is German Musician.
Some Kurt Masur's quotes. Goto "Kurt Masur's quotation" section for more.And at the same time, I had my very first concert at the age of 16. I hadn't heard a symphony orchestra before, and I was so deeply impressed I said I have to be a conductor.
Tags: Age, Said, TimeAnd if you are strong enough, then you can grow as a conductor more and more.
Tags: Enough, Grow, StrongSometimes if you have very confident people, you have to tell them please, be polite, there are other players are good enough as you and you should never speak out of an orchestra.
Tags: Enough, Good, SometimesAnd I always tried to be not a star. To be someone who people like to talk to.
Tags: Someone, Star, TalkEven I had no opportunity to conduct very many concerts after World War II.
Tags: After, Conduct, WarI always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.
Tags: Bring, Enough, TogetherI was different from most young conductors today.
Tags: Conductors, Today, YoungI wouldn't say I've changed my mind. I changed some of my natural habits, some of my natural character.
Tags: Character, Mind, NaturalYou have to change your mind with every orchestra because every orchestra has a different character.
Tags: Change, Character, MindYoung conductors who are confident enough, they very often have success.
Tags: Enough, Success, YoungAnd to understand this, I think this is a most important point where I would like always to be understood what we do with the New York Philharmonic. That the meaning of the music is number one.
Tags: Music, Point, UnderstandAs I came to New York, it was for me a new beginning. To discover what people are living here. What do they need, what do they expect, what would they like to be the image and the performance of the New York Philharmonic?
Tags: Beginning, Here, LivingAt the age of 16, something happened with my finger and the doctor told me, you never can be a organist or pianist, so think about what you do with music.
Tags: Age, Doctor, MusicEven my family laughed at me because they thought this young guy who's always stuttering in front of other people should be in front of 100 musicians and talk to them and leading them.
Tags: Family, Thought, YoungI believe so, but at first he must know. He must know in which spirit Beethoven has composed this piece. He must try to study that. And he must find out in which station of life of Beethoven he did.
Tags: Life, Study, TryI can go in front of an orchestra. I can go in front of an audience. But if you see me walking through an audience in the reception or through a lot of people, I'm still shy.
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