Petrenko in Munich – tremors around the magician – Süddeutsche.de

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• The Berlin Philharmonic harmonike want Kirill Petrenko, the musical director of the Bavarian State Opera, as successor to Sir Simon Rattle in the post of chief conductor.
• Arts Minister Ludwig Spaenle (CSU) was meanwhile confident Petrenko still be able to keep for a while and made him an offer, beyond 2018 to work for the State Opera.

On Monday announced the Berlin Philharmonic, they wished Kirill Petrenko, the musical director the Bavarian State Opera, as successor to Sir Simon Rattle in the post of chief conductor. Initially this seems to be logical: Petrenko is currently the conductor through which the musicians who work with him to tell, the most wonderful things. Since Christian Thielemann does not come close, in the ranking of Berlin – so say those who do not want to be quoted – just in second place. In fact, also congratulated Staatsoper director Nikolaus Bachler Petrenko. That was it on Monday but only once with quotable statements

The situation is now as follows:. Rattle in Berlin a contract until 2018, Petrenko in Munich also a 2018. Time it would exactly fit, and in fact has already been announced on Monday by some media, Petrenko go 2018 the Philharmonic. But of this is to know that the details of the contract is still to decide. And one of those details is probably the date of commencement of employment.

“I have submitted to him an offer to work for the State Opera on the 2018 addition,”

On the other side white one in Munich that Bachler, Petrenko and the Bavarian Ministry of Art for some time to negotiate a renewal of the contracts of the conductors and opera directors. Arts Minister Ludwig Spaenle (CSU) is confident of being able to keep Petrenko awhile. “I have submitted to him an offer to work for the State Opera on the 2018 addition,” Spaenle said on Monday. About details must now be spoken. That he gladly would look Petrenko on the Isar, is clear. “He is obviously one of the great conductors of our time.”

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The plan seems to be Bachler and Petrenko until 2021 to extend – then Petrenko had been eight years in Munich, which would be a normal era for a music director. Bachler’s director already since 2008. At the same time go connoisseurs in the industry who do not live in Munich, but also do not want to be quoted, assuming Petrenko start 2020 in Berlin; Accordingly, there would be a transitional year with the State Opera. What the Berlin for two years, ie from 2018 to 2020, make the Munich

Staatsoper is naturally not care from their point of view. On the soaring

All that remains conjecture. Almost certainly is currently only that Kirill Petrenko will leave sometime in the next few years the Bavarian State Opera to Berlin, where he had been for five years determines the musical fortunes of the Komische Oper. And it is certain that you want to keep him in Munich like as long as possible. Finally, the State Opera is with him on a flight of the art, the musicians of the State Orchestra are so excited about it that some even believe a reincarnation of Carlos Kleiber stood before them. And as of next year Petrenko Bayreuth’s going

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It can then also at the Opera Festival in Munich conduct what in his tenure has not been previously possible because he , this year has for the last time, in Bayreuth conjure up the “Ring”. Now you have it all – and immediately he was gone? This one takes in Munich so readily does not go, since the suggestion of a Bavarian extension is older than the desire of Berlin. One appears excluded in any case: The fact that Petrenko, apart from a possible transition year from both positions perceives simultaneously

Who will be successor

explains the openness of these questions also the silence Bach moth,.? also the Ministerialdirigenten and important personnel decision maker Toni Schmid. And then one can think ahead: If Bachler beyond Petrenko? If not, who will be his successor? Who will Petrenko successor? When?

The extension of the deadline to 2020 or 2021 would have the great advantage that all could calmly consider how to proceed with the Bavarian State Opera. The bar here now hanging in any case very high. On the other hand: All those who 2015 or 2016 similar line items take, and are alone in the German-speaking world some would then have to again. It will be decisive where to go artistically. Kirill Petrenko easy to double, currently appears to be the most obvious solution, but that will probably not be possible in five years.