Barenboim: ‘I fell in love with La Scala sound’

Barenboim: ‘I fell in love with La Scala sound’

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norman lebrecht

November 29, 2014

The departing principal conductor had no regrets in his farewell press conference in Milan after nine ‘wonderful’ years. ‘I have to say very simply: I fell in love with that which I heard,’ he said.

He impressed on Pope Francis this month ‘the very urgent need to find a solution’ in the Middle East and will devote his spare energies to the West-Eastern Diwan Academy that he is opening in Berlin.

And then there’s the Berlin Philharmonic, where a vacancy looms…

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Comments

  • Aimereg46 says:

    Too old to be appointed chief conductor of Berliner Philarmoniker. He had his chance when Rattle was appointed, now it’s too late. If Berliners had to appoint a 70 something conductor, then it will be Mariss Jansons.

  • ganymede says:

    I agree. My bet is they pick Thielemann.

  • Aimereg46 says:

    I don’t like Thielemann, Nelsons seems too young to me. My money is on Paavo Jarvi.

  • Strib10024 says:

    How about Dudamel?

  • Novagerio says:

    The question is that the Berliners actually like Thielemann.

  • erich says:

    They may like Thielemann in certain core repertoire works but he has very limited repertoire abilities, a really terrible personality (just ask the Dresden orchestra where he is at present) and will certainly not take on the tasks(education Programme etc:) whch a modern Music director is expected to do. Don’t Discount Chailly in the BPO choice…..

    • ganymede says:

      Come on, Thielemann almost has the job already. He has created competition to the BPO by hijacking Salzburg with the Dresden orchestra. I’m sure they will ask him.

    • ganymede says:

      Yes I agree, but that principle was already followed unfortunately when they chose Karajan…

      I think Harding would be wonderful too (as a musician) but he’s too young still, maybe next round.

    • Michael Schaffer says:

      I think Fischer is an excellent conductor, and I have actually started systematically collecting his recordings with the BFO, but his style of music making really has next to nothing to do with Furtwängler’s.

    • Michael Schaffer says:

      I know a number of players in Dresden, and they don’t generally have a problem with T-man at all. He can be a little difficult, but then so are many artists and one has t have a strong will and clear concept in a leadership position like that and he is a straight shooter which is basically a Berlin thing, but most of them find that rather refreshing. Plus he knows his stuff.

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