That is why, he added, a conductor is "an interpretive artist instead of a creative artist."

Scott, however, acknowledges her impressive qualities as an interpretive artist.

Although he remained a director of unquestioned virtuosity, he was very clear about his role as an interpretive artist.

An interpretive artist has to be completely open to the world of the composer.

Explaining his theatrical role, he said that as an interpretive artist, he is "an instrument who creates upon the creativity of others."

He is an original interpretive artist - and his revels are boundless.

The director is an interpretive artist, he said, often doing brilliant work.

"I am like an actor, an interpretive artist," he said.

His histrionic skills were less developed however, and he was not considered to be an especially imaginative or exciting interpretive artist.

Although this, too, was an illusion, only the greatest interpretive artists have been able to create it.