“The conductor is the artistic leader and sometimes cultural arbiter of...” — Leonard Slatkin Quote

The conductor is the artistic leader and sometimes cultural arbiter of his or her community. It is their leadership that is looked to and should anything go wrong, they are the persons taking most of the heat.

I'll know I'm reaching the total American market when I'm asked to do a video for MTV.

In some ways I believe music is the more convincing communicator of ideas than words. For instance, we can hear of Kordaly and Bartok and recognise them as Hungarian, but very few of us speak Hungarian, but the music itself speaks to more people.

I'm beginning to see that just knowing the piece is not enough. Having a clear technique is not enough. Having a broad repertory is not enough. I want desperately to get past all those things.

The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.

The experience that a publication creates for its audience is the very essence of that publication's brand - and without deep engagement, that publication's brand will be weak. A good publication is a convener and an arbiter - it expresses a core narrative that becomes a badge of sorts for its readership.

I also believe that the Supreme Court should be the final arbiter of all federal questions.

I see myself as an arbiter of taste.

If your only arbiter of anything is money, really you should... go and rob banks.