If people had told me that I would have the stamina to conduct ‘Ring Cycles,’ I would have been amazed. I still am. Jeffrey Tate Read Quote
Beethoven, Schubert, Schoenberg, Berg imply a type of pianist who is intellectual. That’s not always associated with female soloists. Jeffrey Tate Read Quote
I can’t even touch another conductor’s baton. The center of gravity, the feel of the handle, puts me totally off. Jeffrey Tate Read Quote
What appeals to me about an American music directorship is the involvement of the conductor with the orchestra and the community. I think that’s a fantastic thing. In Europe, being principal conductor means merely that you’re the person who does most of the concerts. For me, that simply isn’t enough. Jeffrey Tate Read Quote
I had a sense of debt to the medical profession and to surgery particularly. I would not be as ambient as I am without it. Jeffrey Tate Read Quote
I don’t like to hurry. I’m not a conductor of the fast, fiery romantic type. I prefer Bruckner, with the sincerity of his musical language and the huge time spans in which his ideas develop, to Mahler, with his hysteria and self-indulgence. Jeffrey Tate Read Quote
