A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change. – James Levine
There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do. – James Levine

A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change. – James Levine
There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do. – James Levine
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 orchestras collective qualities emerge. – James Levine
More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but Im still amazed at the number who arent and where the cultural norm sort of kicks in and they just assume that moms got to be the one who stays home, not dad. – James Levine
Its coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. Its not just climate change its sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now. – David Attenborough