Osmo Vänskä: ‘The most important guy on stage is … not the conductor’
mainA revealing interview with the Minnesota music director on his struggles with Sibelius, how a label owner sacked his orchestra for poor playing, and how he won them back.
On the resmusica site. Click here.
Very interesting interview. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
For those of you who like details: the concert Vänskä mentions as a big Sibelius-influence of his youth was on May 4th 1967. 23-old Leif Segerstam was conducting Beethoven (Egmont), Mozart (KV 482) and of course Sibelius’ 5. symphony.