Why conductors need hairdressers
mainIs (more or less) the title of Eleonore Büning’s new book, based on her long-running music advice column in the FAZ.
We wonder who she had in mind.
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V. Jurowski must be high in the hair rankings.
As opposed to Nikolaus Hairnoncourt.
Actual title, for those interested in accuracy:
“Why does the conductor go to the hairdresser’s so often?”
(Google translation from the German book title)
And every year, Simon Rattle looks more and more like my ancient great auntie. Stokowski looked better at age 95.
(Stokowski, by the way, paid great attention to and exercised strict control over the release of photographs taken of him.)
I guess Rattle thinks every photo of him must look good because he is, after all, Rattle. Nope.
Hi there – You were complaining about creepy comments on Ms. Yang’s appearance. Why is it OK to comment on Mr. Rattle’s appearance? I am asking as I try to learn something new every day.
“I try to learn something new every day.”
Good for you, Ford.
Rattle anyhow is the most overrated conductor around
Her book is not written in English and so can be ignored.
Take that, Socrates!
Yes anything not in English cannot be any use, just look at the medical journals.
I remember when I was studying in Philadelphia when Muti came to the orchestra and his hair was written about more than a few times. Having seen it up close it was rather impressive.
The book is about questions she was asked from the audience and to which she replied in her column.
The literal translation is: “Why do conductors spend so much time at the hairdresser?”
The best conductors are bald conductors.
Right — like Eschenbach. lol
Dennis Russel Davies
Paavo Järvi
Paavo Berglund
Vernon Handley
Sir George Solti
Sir Adrian Boult
Roger Norrington
Andrew Manze
Lorin Maazel
David Zinman
It’s the hormones.
I would add Dimitri Mitropoulos.
Karajan was the most hideous – vanity par excellence and it looked ridiculous
Celi’s appearance was amazing
Furtwangler
Boult was actually his artist name. His real family name was Bald.
Sir Roger…
Verzeihung.
Haitink
Jaap
I know one who also needs a barber and a bath. Rather urgently.
Gatti?
You got the first letter right.
Guilini
Gibson
Gardiner
Gardner
Gražinytė-Tyla
Guttenberg
Goodall
?
Leif Segerstam
The Hippie years
https://artmusiclounge.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/remembering-leif-segerstam-in-the-1970s/
The Büning itself needs so much of a makeover it would be impossible to know where to start.
Have a look at Urbanski CD cover for Rite of Spring (Alpha label).
The CD cover confirms it: he is as ugly outside as he is inside. He looks like the Eastern European refugee that he is. Straight outta the Gulag.
Speaking of ugly, this comment is a shoe that fits. No wonder you prefer total anonymity.
Does this venerable tradition go back to at least Artur Nikisch?
Berlioz was a trend setter.
http://www.hberlioz.com/Cartoons/cartoons1.htm
Followed by Stéphane Denève.
https://theartsdesk.com/classical-music/theartsdesk-qa-conductor-st%C3%A9phane-den%C3%A8ve
Good points.
You made me think further: Jean Baptiste Lully would do quite well in our days.
I’m glad you mentioned Stéphane so I didn’t have to – he wins in my book. With all fondness.
Rouvali – Finnish conditioner
https://www.harrisonparrott.com/artists/santtu-matias-rouvali
Nagano
https://kurier.at/amp/kultur/dirigent-kent-nagano-unsere-welt-ist-viel-zu-laut-geworden/400068536
Well, in the case of Pablo Heras-Casado he needs his signature hair because without it, very much like Samson, and without his show for the audience that has nothing useful for the orchestra (but provides great entertainment for concertgoers) he is nothing. He cultivates a careful hipster image because there is nothing else to offer.
100% agree.
BREAKING NEWS FLASH: People have hair. Film at 11.
Some have fake hair.
Who she had in mind? Paavo Jarvi of course!
I still remember when Salonen was named music director in LA, the wonderful critic of the LA Times, the late Martin Bernheimer, called him “the heir apparent with the apparent hair”
Bernheimer wrote succinctly and wittily unlike his hair apparent Mark Swed.
Eliahu Inbal the target, I’m guessing.
Karajan had the best hair and style.
when hairy meets sally.