Best 8 quotes of Riccardo Muti on MyQuotes

A conductor should guide rather than command.

I'm not shy in the spotlight. I might seem austere and even arrogant, but far from it, I'm actually shy.

It is extraordinary to have time to again study Le nozze di Figaro and discover new things.

Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition.

Soccer and sports are entertainment ... You can't call Beethoven's 9th Symphony or a work of Shakespeare `entertainment.' It's not `entertainment.' It's culture.

The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude.

You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics.

The moment you think you have charisma, you are finished.