Baton switch: Rattle cancels
mainThe Berlin Philharmonic will not be conducted next week by Sir Simon Rattle in Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri.
He has cancelled ‘for family reasons’ (aus familiären Gründen).
Mikko Franck flies in.
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Every human needs a break. Hope that everything is ok in his family.
Hear, hear. I hope so too.
He and Magdalena have at least two young children – maybe they have problems in that connection – whatever, Simon doesn’t cancel without a very good reason
His LSO/Mahler concerts here in NY ending Monday were smashing!
Thanks!
the 3 concerts were a revelation. I thought that the Das Lied von der Erde was superb, the orchestra sounded magnificent even in Geffen Hall. I also fell for the last movement of the 10th, I now think that Cooke did a fabulous job
+1
While Rattle’s first two children are adults, he and Kožená (as Chris points out) have children of their own; two boys and a girl, the oldest is 13 and the youngest 3 years old.
My post was in reply to a comment by “JR Hartley”(sp?) whose post seems to have disappeared.
He is a persistent troll.
I see. Thanks Norman.
Please don’t hesitate to delete my comments as well Norman, as they seem rather out of place as stand-alones.
Not odd at all. It’s good to be clear about these matters.