Connoisseur Quotes - page 2

The connoisseur of art must be able to appreciate what is simply beautiful, but the common run of people is satisfied with ornament. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
A royal connoisseur Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar's tryst with music began with western music, of which he was deeply knowledgeable on many levels. The Maharaja was a gifted pianist. He had nurtured hopes of becoming a concert pianist; a dream that necessarily ended with his ascension to the throne. He was a Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music, London;an honorary Fellow of Trinity College of Music, London; and the first president of the Philharmonia Concert Society, London. View quote
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar