09 Feb 2006

Philadelphia Orchestra/Rattle, Carnegie Hall, NY

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/501c727c-9911-11da-aa99-0000779e2340.html

By Martin Bernheimer [Financial Times, 9 February 2006]

Simon Rattle may be something of a controversial figure on the podium of the Berlin Philharmonic. Stubborn traditionalists apparently resent the fact that he is not Herbert von Karajan, or even Claudio Abbado. But everyone seems to adore Rattle in Philadelphia.