LSO tries playing ‘Where’s Simon’?
mainThe orchestra has released an at-home video with its absent music director.
It’s a variation on their usual game of Simon Says.
Your call.
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I find it very amusing that someone watches this kind of production, so useless, IMHO.
A juvenile production, indeed!
It’s for children or hadn’t you realized?
Clever concept. But juvenile script. Is it for educational purposes?
It’s not rocket science to see that it’s for kids. Or is it guys?
Some of the comments here demonstrate a complete sense of humour fail. It’s just a bit of fun and educational too. I watched it with my kids (8 and 6 years old) and they loved it. They’re now humming Figaro and discussing which is their favourite instrument.
But, sure, perhaps a one-hour lecture on the deep structure of Bruckner symphonies would be better.
Very enjoyable… Probably my favourite London orchestra who have provided some of my favourite concert experiences…. Well done folks.
This LSO Figaro Overture..with Simon..presumably still in Berlin is
fabulous…..We Will Meet Again ! We ARE Meeting again…thank you so much….Good Luck to you all….
Elizabeth Lloyd-Davies
The film was designed to ‘introduce children to Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro’……. which it does…… well. End of.
This is aimed at children and families. I think it’s an inventive, witty and topical way of introducing the principal instruments of the orchestra. As a music teacher, I will be sharing this with my students through their Google classrooms, connect it with pieces of guided listening, and I expect they will love it. As a musician, I love seeing the clear mutual affection between the players and Simon Rattle. As a human being, I find the cynicism and negativity with which almost everything on this site is both reported and received unbelievably depressing. Isn’t music meant to make us… feel better about ourselves and each other?
Who cares where he is?
Certainly not discerning music lovers….
It’s a horrible production.
Lots of other groups (the Met. for example) have done similar things with class. It is absent here.
Shame on the LSO.
What?where?
This is how they do it in Scotland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeVd9olCSWU
It’s great what they have done but this is an introduction to the whole orchestra.Somewhat differen?
My grandchildren (5 and 8) will like this.
He’s in his crib playing with his Rattle.