From Silence: Finding Calm in a Dissonant World (Hardcover)

About the Book
A powerful and thought provoking book from one of the world's most successful orchestral conductors, whose life story, talent, and dedication to music is an inspiration to read.
A tragic car accident when Welser-Möst was a student shaped both his career and approach to music in the most profound and unexpected way.
An insider's view of the complex relationships between an opera house, its orchestra, the conductor and singers, and the creative struggle by all these parts to achieve perfection in every performance.
Welser-Möst's book was published in Austria in July 2020 and rapidly became a No. 1 bestseller. It remains a bestseller in the German language in 2021. This edition will satisfy all lovers of opera and classical music who are English language readers.