At 77 and 81, respectively, Bernard Haitink and Pierre Boulez will guide the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through what could have been a discordant period while its music director search continues.
September 10, 2006 (Press Release) --
Call them the Golden Guys. At 77 and 81, respectively, Bernard Haitink and Pierre Boulez will guide the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through what could have been a discordant period while its music director search continues.
Just weeks before Daniel Barenboim stepped down in June, anxious CSO observers applauded the appointment of Haitink as principal conductor and Boulez, former principal guest conductor, as conductor emeritus. With the orchestra's search nowhere near an end, the new team will stabilize the CSO's artistic direction and ensure that it remains one of the world's greatest orchestras.
So with the fall season, these two eminences grisesof the classical music world have assumed new or expanded duties. Boulez will assist in personnel matters and "other behind-the-scenes responsibilities," CSO president Deborah R. Card announced in April. In his new position, he also will lead three to four weeks of programs each season (including an engagement this December at Carnegie Hall).
During Boulez's annual residencies, introduced in 1991, the CSO has re-examined repertoire staples and also has introduced many new works. "My gratitude and joy go far beyond the title itself because it means a lot to me to continue a fruitful collaboration with these wonderful musicians, and a team and organization of the first magnitude," said Boulez, who made his CSO debut in 1969 and became principal guest conductor in 1995.
Haitink, who made his CSO debut in 1976, will "lend his expertise and ideas on artistic matters" at Symphony Center. In Boston, he held a similar position between the music directorships of Seiji Ozawa and James Levine. This season, Haitink will lead the CSO for a week in October and a week in May. Beginning with the 2007-08 season, he will conduct four to six weeks of concerts, including engagements at Carnegie Hall, the BBC Proms and the Lucerne Festival.
Music director of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam for 25 years, Haitink was instrumental in reintroducing the works of Mahler in the '60s.
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Posted BY LAURA EMERICK
Just weeks before Daniel Barenboim stepped down in June, anxious CSO observers applauded the appointment of Haitink as principal conductor and Boulez, former principal guest conductor, as conductor emeritus. With the orchestra's search nowhere near an end, the new team will stabilize the CSO's artistic direction and ensure that it remains one of the world's greatest orchestras.
So with the fall season, these two eminences grisesof the classical music world have assumed new or expanded duties. Boulez will assist in personnel matters and "other behind-the-scenes responsibilities," CSO president Deborah R. Card announced in April. In his new position, he also will lead three to four weeks of programs each season (including an engagement this December at Carnegie Hall).
During Boulez's annual residencies, introduced in 1991, the CSO has re-examined repertoire staples and also has introduced many new works. "My gratitude and joy go far beyond the title itself because it means a lot to me to continue a fruitful collaboration with these wonderful musicians, and a team and organization of the first magnitude," said Boulez, who made his CSO debut in 1969 and became principal guest conductor in 1995.
Haitink, who made his CSO debut in 1976, will "lend his expertise and ideas on artistic matters" at Symphony Center. In Boston, he held a similar position between the music directorships of Seiji Ozawa and James Levine. This season, Haitink will lead the CSO for a week in October and a week in May. Beginning with the 2007-08 season, he will conduct four to six weeks of concerts, including engagements at Carnegie Hall, the BBC Proms and the Lucerne Festival.
Music director of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam for 25 years, Haitink was instrumental in reintroducing the works of Mahler in the '60s.
Source: http://search.msn.com
Posted BY LAURA EMERICK
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