What's interesting is that both men and women are struggling with this issue in remarkably similar percentages, but the big difference is that women tend to talk about this when men keep it silent. James Levine bigdifferenceinterest Change image and share on social
There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do. James Levine gestureorchestrarelationship Change image and share on social
I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always. James Levine companyensembleimagine Change image and share on social
When they are performing in front of the public, they ought to have a sensation that's relatively easy, if the technical and the interpretive work was done before. James Levine easyfrontinterpretive Change image and share on social
I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot. James Levine bigconductorgesture Change image and share on social
My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside the home. James Levine homehunchinside Change image and share on social
You try on purpose to get players with different qualities which will rub off on one another. James Levine playerpurposequality Change image and share on social
But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue. James Levine asleepcontinuefall Change image and share on social
And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at the same time working in the places like the Met, where I could work in this sort of depth. James Levine conductdepthdivest share on social
Great cataclysmic things can go by and neither the orchestra nor the conductor are under the delusion that whether they make this or that gesture is going to be the deciding factor in how it comes out. James Levine cataclysmicconductordecide share on social
