Monthly Archives: July 2010

And on the drums… again…

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Yes, another huge round for Sir Simon!!!!

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Simon does the mambo

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

No, he is not dancing… and yes, I would pay big numbers to see him dance.. He is conducting the mambo, the Bernstein’s mambo in Venezuela.. just watch him lead those kids: Yes!!! Alleluia indeed!!!!

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Happy birthday, Salzburg Festival

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

The Salzburg Festival will be celebrating its 90th birthday this year and everyone with a name in the world of classical music -and beyond- is invited to a huge piece of birthday cake. So maestro scaligero Daniel Barenboim is going, … Continue reading →

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Simon at the Proms

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

The Proms are getting started and Simon is sooo there: he will be leading the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment into Berlioz’s Romeo and Juliet: Sun 1 August 2010 :: 6.30pm Royal Albert Hall BBC Proms Berlioz Romeo and … Continue reading →

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Simon’s gigs: the rest of 2010

Posted on July 20, 2010 by

Have no fear!!! the concert dates are here!!! Name Simon Rattle Date 29 Aug 2010 Venue Festspielhaus City Salzburg Country Austria Repertoire Wagner, Strauss, Schoenberg, Webern, Berg Name Simon Rattle Date 31 Aug 2010 Venue Kulturzentrum City Lucerne Country Switzerland … Continue reading →

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Another medal for Simon

Posted on July 20, 2010 by

And they gave him a medal… again.. Because he is helping young musicians… again… The principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, is being honored with the Hans Lenz medal. The award will be given to him the … Continue reading →

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Simon & Magdalena: bienvenidos a Venezuela!!!

Posted on July 17, 2010 by

Yes, very bienvenidos!!! and Facebook and Twitter can prove it!!!!

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Carmen, Simon and Magda in Venezuela.

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

Oh yes, they did!!! they performed Bizet’s legendary opera in Venezuela, at the Teresa Carreño Theater and of course, there were no empty seats in the house. Now this was a concert performance, not a full production, but it went … Continue reading →

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Norman Lebrecht: Why Mahler? and ¿why with Simon Rattle?

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

Well, let the man give you his own answer: -10th Symphony (1964): It is a lazy myth to claim that Mahler’s last score was unfinished. There are nine valid completions, none more exciting than 25-year-old Simon Rattle’s 1980 account in … Continue reading →

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Simon Rattle, the bolivarian baton

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

I know, it sounds a little far fetched. But the venezuelans are soooo proud of El Sistema and what it has accomplished, that the presence of Sir Simon making electricity with the children is just mind blowing. The excelent quality … Continue reading →

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