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Anne H. Manson ’83 credits a scheduling conflict for her most historic accomplishment. In 1994, when famed conductor Claudio Abbado was unable to lead the orchestra in its last performance of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, Manson stepped in, making history as the first woman to conduct the renowned orchestra...
Simon Rattle, one of Dudamel's mentors, has called him "the most astonishingly gifted conductor I have ever come across." Daniel Barenboim and Claudio Abbado lavish similar praise on him - a virtual anointing by the three giants of European conducting. Deutsche Grammophon has given Dudamel a record deal, and, between now and mid-October he is on a high-profile European tour that will take him to historic concert halls in Germany, Sweden, Italy and France. So what makes Dudamel so special? The role of a conductor is at once comprehensible and untranslatable. The task is dauntingly clear: to mold...
...Bartoli has ascended into the ranks of the most skilled and sought-after mezzo-soprani in the world. Her early career established her reputation with collaborations with such musical luminaries as Herbert von Karajan, Daniel Barenboim and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. She has since worked with such renowned conductors as Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, Myung-Whun Chung, Christopher Hogwood, James Levine, Zubin Mehta, and Sir Simon Rattle to name...
...rehearsal with his City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. He even let him conduct a bit. Impressed by Harding's knowledge and his confidence, Rattle took Harding on as an assistant and began recommending the young man everywhere. Before long, Harding was plucked from university at 18 by Claudio Abbado, then chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, who wanted Harding to assist him. He made his full debut with the Berliners at 21. Now living in France, Harding is about to lead his second band, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. The key to avoiding crippling nerves, he says, is never to allow...
...programs as you would prepare a meal," he says. "Sometimes there's a need for some kind of little lemon sorbet." Three years ago the self-governing musicians of the bpo decided that Rattle was just the palate cleanser they needed after the sometimes difficult tenure of Claudio Abbado, the first maestro to announce his retirement in the orchestra's 120-year history. Rattle signed a 10-year contract and has already overseen some changes. Last year he negotiated a deal with Berlin's government that made the orchestra an independent foundation and gave pay increases to the musicians...