US citizen is named Court Kapellmeister
NewsWhatever happened to the Battle Hymn of the Republic?
New Yorker Alan Gilbert is ‘deeply honored and grateful for the appointment as Court Kapellmeister from His Majesty the King’ of Sweden.
Gilbert, former music diretor of the NY Philharmonic, has been in charge at Royal Swedish Opera for the past year.
He’s not the first American to love a royal title. Andre Previn, who had an honorary KBE from the British Crown, used to style himself Sir Andre on concerto programmes anywhere outside the UK.
Alan Gilbert, a sad case. I’m not sure what any orchestra sees in him. Poor track record, stuffy personality, not a great combination.
The cruelty and stupidity of some of the commentary here is pathetic.
Yes,but……this is the only forum those poor,frustrated,unstable souls get a liitle bit of attention,you know,,,
Cruelty and stupidity of some who comment on comments is pathetic
He should be appointed Court Jester
Perhaps this is your problem and not Gilbert’s. You might educate yourself by asking Berlin, Concertgebouw, Leipzig, Cleveland, etc what THEY see in him.
Yes he is, Mr. Aloofness
Stuffy personality doesn’t even begin. At a bar after a concert one time in NYC, a flute player was talking about how their flute had been stolen in the past, and he said something to the effect of, “I never have to worry about that, my flute is attached to me”… just, ew. Plus his notion of “good time” is to drag.
Who’s prissy, prim and puritan then??!!
From an armchair,hiding in anonimity…yes……As a player,who played under him :He is fabulous,and a fabulous guy,too!.
Tell us more, please.
Oh really? And what planet was that on? Played under him for a concert? Try years then get back to me. The comment from Anonymous is spot on.
? . . . why should there be the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”?
John Williams, who has an honorary KBE from the British Crown (EIIR).
If Britain is going to go so far as to give a foreigner a knighthood, I don’t see why Britain doesn’t go just that extra step to confer British citizenship as well, so that the poor guy can call himself “Sir”. Good enough to be a knight to the Queen but not good enough to get be a tax paying citizen?
He is not just an American citizen. He’s also has a Swedish citizenship and lives in Sweden with his family according to the announcement.
“Royal Court Kapellmeister”: a German-English medley in Sweden? I am confused.
Murray Perahia has also been knighted and lives in London. But is he also a British citizen? Does he ever go by “Sir”? (He has already proved himself on the keyboard.)