Quotes By James Levine

If you factor in not just who's doing what at home, but how much more time working fathers are spending on work outside the home, on average they spend two hours more per day outside the home.

At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.

It's just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a completely involved person who reflects what we rehearsed, and whose function is to make it possible for them to do it.

I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest.

Where my tastes in music are concerned, I'm a real maximalist.

I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot.

It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going.

It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is - like Verdi said - working with a file, every day, little by little, until the orchestra's collective qualities emerge.