to say it right at the beginning of the once very clear: It can, it is not allowed to go in the current debate to reduce, the live performance of Daniel Barenboim. The state chapel, the Linden Opera, the music metropolis Berlin would be where they are without his commitment. As a conductor, as a Pianist, he has the music history of the 20th century. Century and helped to shape, as a political-Humanist think a lot of moves, courageous criticism where he thought it was appropriate, to the state of Israel.
Two questions must, however, be independent of Barenboim’s artistic qualities, is now clarified. What is it about the allegations, raised by former employees against him, some anonymous, some with a clear name? There is nothing Justiziables, should not be negotiated in Public, but in-house. And Matthias Schulz, artistic Director of the Staatsoper, has announced, in the meantime, to want to take care of it. A call process is in gear, even with the help of external mediators. In the current issue of “time” declared Barenboim: “I’ve committed no crime, I don’t have anyone raped, molested, or not at all.” The Declaration of a musician, to have the alleged humiliations of the conductor also health suffered, were “disproportionate to reality”. He regret it, Barenboim, when he have hurt people unconsciously. And he wants to continue to fight to ensure that the state of the chapel, which is subsidised, among others, by the Federal government, and remains financially competitive.
The second question was raised by Daniel Barenboim. By he has made in his response to the journalistic contributions to the Online classical music magazine Van, as well as the Bavarian radio, in public, that he is currently in negotiations with Berlin’s cultural administration on a contract extension through 2022. Because in the Opera, the need to bring again and again a wide variety of plants in logistically complex works of art together, for a very long time in advance is planned. So time is of the essence actually. Senator Klaus Lederer you must decide quickly, whether he wants to continue the desire of the Maestro wants, up to 85. Age to be given Under the Linden to the sound.
so Far, the Senator has not yet made the real Appointment
Lederer, Will have to be conjured up in this season is a successor or a successor out of the hat, so that he or she has at least two years of preparation time. So far, the Senator has not yet made a real Appointment, just a dismissal, namely, of Hubertus Knabe as the Director of the hohenschönhausen memorial. In the case of the Staatsoper itself Lederer can’t just buy time, as he did recently at the people’s theatre and the Komische Oper. By the Luxembourg court extended the Pink-the contract with the interim Director Klaus Dörr a year, and the other for the behrenstrasse, the solution presented, at the Barrie Kosky, although his contract in three years expire, but immediately for the next five years as the in-house Director, while its current managing Director, Susanne Moser and his Opera Director Philip Bröking share the boss’s chair.
Both decisions are pragmatic and good with both but Klaus Lederer ducks away, slides thorny issues of succession. What is Barenboim is now possible. Here he must meet, for the first time as a Senator, a decision for a successor is appointed, he is definitely in the nettles, no matter how his choice fails. The one or the other part of the classical music fans will no longer have the link to the politicians and then love.
Lederer may delegate the decision to the Staatskapelle, the orchestra in question, whether it be after 30 years together, still so many pulses of Barenboim that it wants to do with him. Although – you know, the difficult choice processes of grassroots Berliner Philharmoniker – a large artist collective is rarely a opinion. With 136 members, the state is chapel even to eight positions is greater than the Philharmonic.
“The orchestra is in great dependency”
Who, please, formally to have a conversation with the stakeholders on the issues of the future, receives from the press office, a scrawny one-liner to answer: “The orchestra Board will be on the Statement, no further Interviews.” It then reads the Solidarity of the musicians from last week once more to the attention in which you Express your boss the fullest confidence, so Amazing to think of something. That, in fact, the state is happy chapel “to many more years of successful cooperation”, without to specify whether the time is meant to 2022.
The horn player Markus Brugg eggs is the only active member of the Staatskapelle, has expressed in the current discussion. In a contribution by Kathrin Hasselbeck, the on 21. February was broadcast by Germany’s radio culture, he says: “The orchestra is in great dependence of Daniel Barenboim, because he has secured the existence of the state chapel. The the orchestra the opportunity to make a name for themselves, regardless of Mr Barenboim.“
Who calls the website of the state chapel, in fact, on the home page only once: the Maestro. A picture shows him in Close-up, as he conducts, very much out of focus in the Background of some of the musicians. Under the heading “members” you will find a black-and-white photo, which is taken from the rear perspective, and only the backs of the players. Unlike in the case of the Berliner Philharmoniker on the Website of each member with a private photo is present, the absence of the Staatskapelle individual portraits. There are many names it is also a short biography that could be clicking.
safety in the wind shadow of the great Maestro, or full of risk with a new boss, which you get to skip the Latte, the Daniel Barenboim is very high has placed between these two poles, the state must decide on the chapel. Barenboim has made in the past week, it clear that he would accept both decisions: “I have said from the beginning that I will not stay a day longer, as the orchestra wants it and my strength allows it. I don’t want to remain as a relic.“
there Is a third way?
Or is there a compromise, a third way? Yes, if it draws on historical examples, to a previously time on the house practised the separation of powers. There were times, as directed Under the Linden the music Director of operation, only the Opera, while another conductor for the concerts was in charge. The commitment of Richard Strauss, for example, was in 1898, that Felix Weingartner, previously the sole music had been chief, only the concert programs of the state wanted to conduct chapel.
With such a model, the current Gordian knot could solve. Daniel Barenboim, the orchestra already in the year 2000, symbolically to “conductor for life”” appointed, could focus to 2022 on the Symphonic. And for the significantly time-consuming Opera – with its consultative help a younger conductor to engage. This, his Semi-successor, could continue to unter den Linden presents Barenboim as a fatherly friend, sure many a valuable tip.
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