MARK: MY WORDS

Sir Mark Elder on…

Women conductors: ‘There are a number of extremely talented women conductors – I just wish there were more. I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before the Berlin Philharmonic has a female music director.’ (The Guardian, 2013) Multi-post maestros: ‘It’s a problem in our profession that conductors don’t spend enough time with one orchestra, and that whizzing around and having lots of different orchestras is seen as being more successful.’ (BBC Music Magazine, 2008) Trying to compose: ‘When I had to write music of my own, it came out like bad Shostakovich.’ (The Guardian, 2006) How to relax: ‘The first glass of beer after a concert is just heaven…’ (The Daily Telegraph, 2014)