So who will be the Berlin Phil.'s music director once Sir Simon leaves?

[kernelbogey]

Encouraged by others, I have deployed my new hostly toolbox to merge the 4 Rattle/BPO threads....

It seems to have worked

Do let me know if I've made a Horlicks of anything....

As Tommy Beecham didn't say 'Went to see m'lawyer today: the man simply reeked of Horlicks'.

Well done, Cali. I didn't respond to your request for a supervision as I had to ask ff to press the requisite buttons.

[teamsaint]

I just hope Cali isn't too keen on his new "toy" - what other mergers might we get?

The Evolution of Wobble.
Ten Myths of Sibelius' Second Symphony in D.
Guardian to Stream behind the scenes of Melvyn Bragg.
Why do so few composers begin with Christian Thielemann's metronome?
Keith Jarrett: Words/Phrases to set your teeth on edge.
So who will be in the running to take over the Music of John Dowland?

Such power!

Oh YES !!

C'mon...lets go...its the weekend !! we know we want to.....

[Barbirollians]

I suspect it will be Nelsons . A real wild card would be Pappano !

[Alison]

I've always had a hunch for Nelsons to end up at the Concertgebouw.

[kernelbogey]

I've always had a hunch for Nelsons to end up at the Concertgebouw.

But if the ENO snapped him up they could have Nelsons' Coliseum up the road from Nelson's Column. Good marketing pitch, I think .

[Alison]

Standing by for Hilary's Finch's take on Sir Simon . . .

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Ahem, levity suspended!
It is said the orchestra favoured Barenboim, but Rattle won them over promises of pay rises. And why not? If you are scraping away on a fiddle you may as well get the max wage for it.

I had heard the management wanted Barenboim, because they thought he would be able to secure more recording contracts, but the orchestra members preferred Rattle, even though he rehearsed them in English.

[ardcarp]

Standing by for Hilary's Finch's take on Sir Simon .

My! Evolution has come on apace since Darwin's trip to The Galapagos.

Sorry

[amateur51]

My! Evolution has come on apace since Daewin's trip to The Galapagos.

Sorry

Daewin? That's not twitter-speak for Dale Winton is it?

[MrGongGong]

Sir Simon . . .

oh not THAT one

[Mr Pee]

oh not THAT one

What a very odd post. Again.

[Prommer]

Well, Thielemann is the obvious choice, except if you think the BPO has turned a real corner under Rattle... Have you heard his Bruckner? Amazing. However, even his Schubert 9 sounds like Bruckner! So take your pick on this - real orchestral strategy involved, and not just commercial stuff - heart & soul.

He and Bychkov are front runners, but the trouble with both is that they are excel at opera conducting even more than the symphonic repertoire. Ditto Nelsons. Pappano is surely out as that applies in spades to him.

My bet if Thielemann cannot be enticed from Dresden or if the orchestra thinks this would be backwards step? Yannick. Good programmer of the trad with the mod. Can turn his hand to opera but he is fresh air but would cherish the traditions.

[Resurrection Man]

I had heard the management wanted Barenboim, because they thought he would be able to secure more recording contracts, but the orchestra members preferred Rattle, even though he rehearsed them in English.

Mmmm.. Barenboim...being paid by the minute? That I can understand ! I find him so ponderous.

[Resurrection Man]

Ahem, levity suspended!
It is said the orchestra favoured Barenboim, but Rattle won them over promises of pay rises. And why not? If you are scraping away on a fiddle you may as well get the max wage for it.

Ahemmmm....one doesn't 'scrape' one's fiddle in the BPO....one caresses it.

[ardcarp]

Why not Gergiev? Flailing limbs would make a change from gurning!