The London Philharmonic Orchestra announced today that 34-year-old Russian conductor Vladimir Jurowski is to take over as its principal conductor as from the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall in 2007. Much jubilation ensued.
Seriously good news, I reckon, as Jurowski is the most exciting young conductor I've come across. There are some excellent chaps out there, but his performances have been head & shoulders above the rest. Vladi is currently the LPO's principal guest conductor and his presence on the podium transforms the atmosphere into something collaborative, young, upbeat and not only a little thrilling. More details shortly.
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He is indeed an excellent conductor. He had his debut with us in Pittsburgh not too long ago and wowed musicians and audience alike - not too easy a feat to achieve!
Here, in Montreal, Quebec, we got Kent Nagano as a successor to Charles Dutoit. Mr. Nagano is also young, and I like is new apporach, trying to bring classical music to a wider audiance.
It's refreshing to see ore and ore young conductors - I hope it will keep classical music "fresh"!..
'there are some excellent CHAPS about'. No ladies?
and ....Kent Nagano is 'also young'...?? He seems a little shy mentioning his age on his webpage, we only know from other sources that he was the Music Director of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in 1978. He is probably younger than Charles Dutoit alright, but I suspect he is the far side of 50 easily.
Yeah, I wasn't going to say that myself but, now that someone else mentioned it, I too was thinking "Hmmm.. Nagano, he's moving out of the "young prodigy" age, isn't he?"
Not that I (43) have a problem with that age, not at all!
But isn't it about time, don't you all agree, he has earned the right claim some kind of seniority/ Elder Statesman status in the field of music already?
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