Tag Archives: rehearsal

Simon Rattle [not quite] en español

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

No, sorry he no habla en español [he doesn't speak spanish] but if the venezuelan journalist can speak english, then, he will answer gladly: Venezuelans are so lucky!!!!

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A Flowering Tree, flowering

Posted on April 14, 2010 by

Do you remember this interview?  If you don’t, we’ll refresh your memory, no problem: Well, here it is: the chorus that makes Simon go funny and that drives every choir singer to madness: Wanna sing along??????

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Learning with the boss

Posted on April 9, 2010 by

You want music lesson? here it is…

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John Adams about his friend.

Posted on December 23, 2009 by

John the composer and Simon the conductor have been friends for a very long time. They admire each other and they know each other very well. Back in November 2006 they could spend some time together while they were getting … Continue reading →

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Masterclass in San Francisco.

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

It was not all about the concerts. And you know Simon: if he can spread the word, he will. Any time, any place, any crowd.  And this month the crowd was the San Francisco Symphony orchestra: “Don’t do anything correct,” … Continue reading →

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Conducting lesson VII: Michael Tilson Thomas makes it real

Posted on November 11, 2009 by

The Youtube Symphony Orchestra gets real and goes beyond the virtual world with the help of Michael Tilson Thomas, one of the great conductors and teachers of classical music…

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Conducting lesson V: Lenny does something better than show you how..

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

…Oh, yes…  ¿Wouldn’t you like to be 17 or 18 years old, to be  in 1987 and to be one of the musicians of a youth orchestra?? ¿And wouldn’t you looove to be conducted by Leornard Bernstein and learn tons … Continue reading →

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Looking for Gustav.

Posted on April 9, 2009 by

This is a love story -and a mistery story- that goes back to Simon’s childhood. As we all know, it was Mahler what injected him with the love and the ambition for conducting. And this composer has been one of … Continue reading →

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About the job… Sobre el trabajo

Posted on March 8, 2009 by

With every performance and every interview, Rattle has let us know how he does what he does… and with his peculiar personality and no-fuss attitude about it, it has startled everyone  since we are used to see much more dictatorial … Continue reading →

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Rehearsal with Simon … Ensayar con Simon

Posted on February 19, 2009 by

ooh yeah, he’s precise…. and demanding…  and he knows how to get what he wants… sí señores… el hombre es preciso, demandante y sabe cómo obtener lo que quiere.

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