Monday, March 2, 2015

Simon Rattle’s successor: The Kingmaker – tagesspiegel

31.03.2015 17:37 clock Frederik Hanssen

On May 11, it is so far: The Berlin Philharmonic choose the successor of Simon Rattle. The procedure is as unique as the conclave in the Vatican.

“The term ‘interim solution’ occurs in the vocabulary of the Berliner Philharmoniker not before.” Thus, the reaction of double bass player and orchestra director Peter Riegelbauer was on the Tagesspiegel article in which the question was asked, whether it would be better, as the successor of Simon Rattle expected to select an old maestro, since currently does not figure among the young top talent that arises for the post.

Whomever the 124 active members of the elect Philharmonic on 11 May by secret ballot – whether Daniel Barenboim, the also 75-year Mariss Jansons or the acclaimed Youngsters, Gustavo Dudamel and Andris Nelsons – which is then automatically the best conductor of the world, as Riegelbauer clarifies’. / p>

Since the Berlin Philharmonic would accept no other than her boss.

Where strictly speaking, the elite group founded in 1882 has no principal conductor. But an artistic director. This sounds less like leadership, but actually closes with a greater responsibility, explains the violist Ulrich Knörzer as a lock maker fellow board member on Monday at the briefing on the election procedure. An artistic director not only cares about its own programs, but must always keep an eye and the whole.

Especially Simon Rattle is’ve got “an enormous amount of incorporated”, especially in the intendant free time after the premature departure of Franz Xaver Ohnesorg are 2002. Since the Philharmonic organized as a foundation is decided four: The Board of Trustees, which meets every four to eight weeks to planning sessions, decides the artistic director together with the director and two seconded by the orchestra musicians.

In the summer of 2018 Simon Rattle will provide the most coveted job of classical music available. In January 2013, he had announced this: “I’ll stand just before my 64th birthday. As a Liverpudlian can this special birthday without the question of the Beatles: Will you still need me, When I’m 64 ‘commit?. . I am sure that it is then up to the time that someone else should take over the big and great challenge, the Berlin Philharmonic’s “The fact that select the Philharmonic already on 11 May, has to do with the long rounds in Classic mode: Popular artists are up to four years booked in advance. Even though the British retained the Berliners still until 2018, it is high time for the election.

And take the Philharmonic before autonomous. The power of music is unique in the world: No other orchestra alone decides on his boss. Whoever it is, the Berlin Senate, say, the employer can not veto. This is connected with the founding history: 133 years ago, the members of the Bilseschen Chapel rebelled against their working conditions, threw the head out and re-formed as a grassroots democracy organized ensemble. Since

deciding on any future relevant issues in the General Assembly.

So it will be on 11 May. The voters – all players who have already passed their probationary period – are obliged to participate, Rattle must also stay out as the current director Martin Hoffmann. After an elaborate electoral rules organized a four-member panel decision. First, a shortlist of the most promising candidates will be announced and discussed. Then, the ballot, with old-fashioned ballots in an urn. As with the papal election then you might stay together until a name is determined. “We have the appointment with the addition of scheduled open end”, says Riegelbauer.

New artistic director is, who can combine a “clear majority” of votes. Clear majority? More specifically want the orchestra board members on Monday not to be, and certainly not name names. Discretion is them in this delicate matter extremely important. “This no friends to damage” After all, all of you who make it to the shortlist to “our favorite partner” can also in case of non-selection like as guest conductors wishes to receive. “Secrecy is part of the Philharmonic honor,” adds Peter Riegelbauer. “Who breaks, is ostracized by his colleagues.”

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