Happy Birthday to youuuuuu!!!!!!!

We know we’re one day late, but still…

Happy Birthday Simon!!!!! Enjoy your cake!!!!

Posted in just Simon | Tagged | Leave a comment

And the crowd goes wild!!!!!!

Oh yes!!!! super wild!!!!! Our man certainly has an effect on people:

OK!!! Let’s see the wave everybody!!!

Posted in agenda, Berliner Philharmoniker, concert, just Simon, wtf? | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Christmas with Magdalena

.. and her friends from the early czech music gang:

Posted in baroque music, culture, Magdalena Kozena | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The cello boys

Their official name is The 12 Cellists -from the Berliner Philharmoniker.  And yes, they have their own band, perform their separate repertoire and of course, kick ass in their own special way.

Their C.D’s are a great exploration of all the possibilities of their instrument and they know no limitations: rap, bossa nova, tango, chamber music.. you name it, they can play it. And now, you can add gospel and choir music:

Posted in Berliner Philharmoniker, culture, Media | Tagged , | Leave a comment

More than music

Is that possible? The Berlin Phil and Simon find that yes, it is possible:

Posted in Berliner Philharmoniker, concert, culture, Media | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Simon, the athlete

Believe it or not, here it goes:

Oh yes. That's him, all right..

From the book “Simon Rattle: The making of a conductor” by his friend Nicholas Kenyon, I take this little blast from the past… So, who wants to go and ask him for a few sets of ping-pong?

Posted in just Simon, Media, wtf? | Tagged | Leave a comment

The Schoenberg collection

And we know that he was more than thrilled to pieces… jumping with joy… maybe even indulging in celebratory dance  :)

Posted in agenda, Berliner Philharmoniker, composers | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

The Berliners + Simon in Spain

If you remember this concert, then you remember the Berliners and their conductor going all spanish on an already spanish audience… and some of them were not too happy about it, they were expecting something new. But for the berliners, spanish repertoire is kind of new…

Simon the BPhil in Spain: they played the Aranjuez concerto...

But if you want to know what it meant for our man, then this is the place to go: click!!!!

 

Posted in agenda, Berliner Philharmoniker, composers, concert, culture, just Simon, Media, orchestras | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Concert Dates!!!

I’M BAAAAAAACK!!!!

And I come bearing concert dates!! Behold!!:

Name
Simon Rattle
Date
3 Oct 2011
Venue
Oper
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Aus einem Totenhaus
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
6 Oct 2011
Venue
Oper
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Aus einem Totenhaus
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
9 Oct 2011
Venue
Oper
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Aus einem Totenhaus
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
11 Oct 2011
Venue
Oper
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Aus einem Totenhaus
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
13 Oct 2011
Venue
Philhamonie
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Jonathan Harvey: Weltethos
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker / Rundfunkchor
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
14 Oct 2011
Venue
Oper
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Aus einem Totenhaus
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
15 Oct 2011
Venue
Philhamonie
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Jonathan Harvey: Weltethos
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker / Rundfunkchor
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
17 Oct 2011
Venue
Oper
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Aus einem Totenhaus
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
23 Oct 2011
Venue
Philharmonie
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Anton Bruckner: Symphonie Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker / Berlin Bundesjugendorchester
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
28 Oct 2011
Venue
Philharmonie
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Manuel de Falla:Psyche / Luciano Berio: Sequenza V / Folk Songs
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker / Magdalena Ko
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
29 Oct 2011
Venue
Philharmonie
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Manuel de Falla:Psyche / Luciano Berio: Sequenza V / Folk Songs
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker / Magdalena Ko
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
3 Nov 2011
Venue
Philhamonie
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Lachenmann: Tableau / Mahler: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
4 Nov 2011
Venue
Philhamonie
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Lachenmann: Tableau / Mahler: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
5 Nov 2011
Venue
Philhamonie
City
Berlin
Country
Germany
Repertoire
Lachenmann: Tableau / Mahler: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
10 Nov 2011
Venue
National Centre for the Performing Arts
City
Beijing
Country
China
Repertoire
Ravel: Alborada / Hosokawa / Bruckner: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker / Stephan Dohr
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
11 Nov 2011
Venue
National Centre for the Performing Arts
City
Beijing
Country
China
Repertoire
Mahler: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
13 Nov 2011
Venue
The Shanghai Grand Theatre
City
Shanghai
Country
China
Repertoire
Ravel: Alborada / Hosokawa / Bruckner: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker / Stephan Dohr
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
15 Nov 2011
Venue
Seoul Arts Center
City
Seoul
Country
South Korea
Repertoire
Mahler: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
16 Nov 2011
Venue
Seoul Arts Center
City
Seoul
Country
South Korea
Repertoire
Ravel: Alborada / Hosokawa / Bruckner: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker / Stephan Dohr
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
18 Nov 2011
Venue
National Chiang Kai Shek Cultural Center
City
Taipei
Country
Taiwan
Repertoire
Mahler: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
19 Nov 2011
Venue
National Chiang Kai Shek Cultural Center
City
Taipei
Country
Taiwan
Repertoire
Ravel: Alborada / Hosokawa / Bruckner: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker / Stephan Dohr
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
22 Nov 2011
Venue
Suntory Hall
City
Kawasaki
Country
Japan
Repertoire
Mahler: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
23 Nov 2011
Venue
Suntory Hall
City
Tokyo
Country
Japan
Repertoire
Ravel: Alborada / Hosokawa / Bruckner: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker / Stephan Dohr
Buy Tickets
Name
Simon Rattle
Date
24 Nov 2011
Venue
Suntory Hall
City
Tokyo
Country
Japan
Repertoire
Mahler: Symphony Nr.9
Other details
Berliner Philharmoniker
Posted in agenda, concert, just Simon, opera | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Breaking the wall inside your mind

As we reported a few days ago, maestro Baremboim has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. And as everyone knows, the nomination is supported by many intellectual, political and cultural heavy-weights that see in the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra a great example of what can be done when culture becomes relevant to the world we live in.

The documentary “Knowledge is the beginning” was one of the first public presentations of this fantastic project in which Baremboim joined forces with historian Edward Said; we see and hear how these two men and the young musicians involved in this venture, find each other through music and also are challenged by the fact of music-making.

Now, someone had the happy idea to post it on Youtube, so we all can see it again… and learn again, and again, and again, and again.. because knowledge is the beginning.

Posted in concert, Conducting lesson, culture, Media, orchestras, politics | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment