Tom Service interviews Christoph von Dohnányi

On the occasion of our 70th birthday, we shared this special interview between Maestro Christoph von Dohnányi, our Honorary Conductor for Life, and writer and broadcaster, Tom Service. They delve deep into the role of the conductor and Maestro Dohnányi's particular approach, and explore what makes the Philharmonia Orchestra unique.
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[@sfperalta]

These videos are a great record of these most talented musicians. Imagine if we had video interviews with Beethoven or Strauss.

[@ilirllukaci5345]

I agree with what he said about Klemperer's EMI Fliegende; had he heard Klemperer's live recorded performance of Lohengrin in the Hungarian language, from the Budapest Opera, circa 1948? I thought it was beautiful and, if not mistaken, contains Klemperer's castigation to the audience, "frechheit", which I believe translates to "cheek". Not coincidentally perhaps, Klemperer was such a masterly conductor of the Bruckner 6th symphony, the "cheekiest" of Bruckner's symphonies, by the composer's own admission. It took one to know one.

[@swordyboyify]

Was expecting some Ernő Dohnányi music!

[@Chasestringsmusic]

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