Simon Rattle becomes chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich, which is still waiting for a concert hall. A conversation about his disappointment, Markus Söder’s schedule and what he plans to do in the first season.
The legendary conductor Sir Simon Rattle made the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra famous, conducted the Berlin Philharmonic for 16 years, headed the Salzburg Opera Festival and most recently the London Symphony Orchestra. At the beginning of the 2023/24 season he will be chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO), one of the best orchestras in the world. This has been waiting for its own hall in Munich for 20 years and has to be content with the provisional for the time being. time for a talk.