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Bernard Haitink 90th birthday concert

The London Symphony Orchestra celebrates a milestone birthday of one of the greats of the conducting world, Bernard Haitink.

Recorded at the Barbican Hall, London

Presented by Martin Handley

The London Symphony Orchestra celebrates a milestone birthday of one of the greats of the conducting world, Bernard Haitink.

Mozart: Piano Concerto No 22

Interval

Bruckner: Symphony No 4

Till Fellner, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor

Bernard Haitink is revered alike by the musicians of the orchestras he conducts and the music-lovers in the audience. In a career spanning over 60 years, he has worked with the great ensembles and opera houses – the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Glyndebourne, the Royal Opera, the Staatskapelle Dresden and many others.

A week after his 90th birthday, the London Symphony Orchestra – with which he has a particularly special partnership – celebrates this milestone with the conductor himself. In the first half, soloist Till Fellner plays Mozart, before Haitink turns to Bruckner, a composer whose music has been at the centre of his career over the decades.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Mon 11 Mar 2019 19:30

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No.22 in E flat major, K.482

    Performer: Till Fellner. Performer: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No.4 in E flat major

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.

BERNARD HAITINK TALKS TO MARTIN HANDLEY

BERNARD HAITINK TALKS TO MARTIN HANDLEY

Listen to tonight's conductor in conversation with Martin Handley during the interval.

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Mar 2019 19:30