Tag Archives: Wagner

Rattle+Berlin Phil. in Madrid: Ingeniería con alma

Posted on February 24, 2010 by

Engineering with soul… J.A Vela del Campo from El País, gives this high praise to Rattle and his powerful berliners for mastering the art of programming and surprising: Wagner, Brahms and Schoenberg, a very unusual combination delivered with detail: Se … Continue reading →

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Madrid and Zaragoza, ready for the berliners+british leader

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Pero por supuesto que sí!!!!!!!  But of course they are!!!!! super ready!!!!! The concert is here and this is the repertoire: Para el concierto de Madrid, la Filarmónica de Berlín ofrecerá un programa con obras de Wagner (la obertura de … Continue reading →

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Simon and his berliners go to Paris

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

Oui, mes chéries… our man and his wonderful orchestra will be in Paris, playing at the Salle Pleyel, next February 27. The repertoire for the evening goes like this: Richard Wagner – The Meistersingers of Nuremberg, the prelude to the … Continue reading →

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Next February: Spain

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

As reported by this Rattle-fan last year, next February sir Simon and his kick-ass berliners will bring joy to Madrid and Zaragoza on the 23 and the 24. And this is what those lucky spaniards are going to get: Wagner, … Continue reading →

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The Salzburg Easter Festival: Bach like never before

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

Oh yes, Sir Simon and the berliners have mischievous plans for next Easter: they involve Bach, his St. Matthew’s Passion and Peter Sellars… well, it has been done to Haendel’s Messiah, so they could be thinking ¿why not Bach? As … Continue reading →

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Simon in Vienna…

Posted on December 27, 2009 by

Well, it seems that what has kept our man very busy in old Vienna has been a reunion with his friends of the Vienna Philharmonic to play some Wagner.. and we thank Hugh Canning from Times Online, who gave us … Continue reading →

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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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San Francisco surrenders.

Posted on November 22, 2009 by

Rattle and his berliners took  San Francisco by storm. This visit was eagerly awaited since 2003 and of course, this wait was worth all the while. The guys at Mercury News just melted in the luxurious music that the berliners … Continue reading →

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Simon and the Berliners in Salzburg

Posted on November 14, 2009 by

Yes, they already know where they will be on August 2010: Salzburg Festival. And it will be Wagner, their all time favorite: Parsifal.

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