Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Rattle goes to London from 2017 with the London Symphony Orchestra – Bayerischer Rundfunk

Simon Rattle is from 2017, Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra. This Rattle was known even in London this morning. This confirms what was circulated as a rumor for months.

From: Jens Peter Marquardt / Ulrich Möller-Arnsberg (Online)

Date: 03/03/2015

Sir Simon Rattle had been with the Berlin Philharmonic several acclaimed concerts in London and insists again and again in interviews that he was not averse to return to his homeland. However, he had the – criticizes lack of concert halls – in his opinion.

“London and Munich are the two cities in the world that have no modern concert halls. “

Sir Simon Rattle, conductor

Rattle follows the London Symphony Orchestra on the former chief conductor André Previn, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sir Colin Davis and Valery Gergiev, the principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic is. Rattle said he could imagine “no better and more inspiring” In the next few years. His contract with the Berlin Philharmonic will expire in 2018. From autumn 2017 to then, he’ll be active in both cities, so Rattle.

Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic

Since 2002, Simon Rattle, chief of the Berlin Philharmonic. For many, this compound could not long continue. Beginning of 2013, informed the British but with that he will leave the Berlin Philharmonic.

“I’m sure that it is then up to the time that someone else should take over the big and great challenge, the Berliner Philharmoniker’s. The decision is not easy for me. I love this band and have communicated my decision also because the musicians as early as possible. “

Simon Rattle

2018 Simon Rattle can look back at 16 years of cooperation with the Berlin Philharmonic. The longer it was only at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chefdirigient: a total of 18 years. On 11 May, the Berlin Philharmonic choose a new chief conductor.

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