It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break through the normal routine, and clear out the openings

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With creative people, truly new horizons open up.

With creative people, truly new horizons open up.

All music has to speak in some form or other.

All music has to speak in some form or other.

In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I...

In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I...

You can't do opera when already from the 10th row you can only see little...

You can't do opera when already from the 10th row you can only see little...

But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer...

But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer...

Unfortunately, it happens all too seldom that you really disappear behind a work, that you...

Unfortunately, it happens all too seldom that you really disappear behind a work, that you...

Within each individual young person you meet, you have the same fields to plow. The...

Within each individual young person you meet, you have the same fields to plow. The...

I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In...

I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In...

And what unity is to be had, at a time when orchestras are dying out,...

And what unity is to be had, at a time when orchestras are dying out,...

Which is why, in my lieder concerts, I always strove, when possible, to sing only...

Which is why, in my lieder concerts, I always strove, when possible, to sing only...

Particularly at around the age of 70 you reach a stage where you have to...

Particularly at around the age of 70 you reach a stage where you have to...

Many, many composers have only found their way to a certain form, through familiarizing themselves...

Many, many composers have only found their way to a certain form, through familiarizing themselves...

Brahms believed that there was no need to publish absolutely everything that Schubert ever wrote.

Brahms believed that there was no need to publish absolutely everything that Schubert ever wrote.

Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired...

Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired...

Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our...

Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our...

The composition of a single melody is born out of a bit of text, perhaps...

The composition of a single melody is born out of a bit of text, perhaps...

What concerns me, is the general social tendency to enforce a level, above which nothing...

What concerns me, is the general social tendency to enforce a level, above which nothing...

It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath.

It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath.

If you only do little clusters - three or four songs by one, and another,...

If you only do little clusters - three or four songs by one, and another,...

When you go out onto the stage, all the preparation has to be forced into...

When you go out onto the stage, all the preparation has to be forced into...