{"id":923,"date":"2009-09-23T11:52:54","date_gmt":"2009-09-23T10:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/?p=923"},"modified":"2009-09-23T11:52:54","modified_gmt":"2009-09-23T10:52:54","slug":"a-good-week-at-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2009\/09\/23\/a-good-week-at-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"A good week at the Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sorry for having to re-post this. Once a typo gets in a blog title, it’s almost impossible to kill off, so better to start from scratch….<\/p>\n

Highly recommended, for all conductors and students of conducting, an interesting interview with Gergiev from the Guardian Unlimited website. Download as a podcast here<\/a>. Listen on their page here<\/a>. The podcast accompanies this feature on Gergiev.<\/a><\/p>\n

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I often notice that people who know Gergiev\u2019s performing personality but haven\u2019t heard him speak don\u2019t realize that there is very much a method in the madness. It shouldn\u2019t be such a surprise, intensity alone is not enough to build a career.<\/p>\n

As it happens, the Guardian seems to be all over the conducting biz this week. There’s also a huge feature on Haitink here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Then, there’s thoughtful discussion of Alan Gilbert’s debut here.<\/a>\u00a0It’s not a review- more an examination of the moment and whether it means anything for the future of American orchestras. Of course it does- if Alan conducts well, it will be a good moment, if he doesn’t it won’t. His generation and his NY roots are beside the point.<\/p>\n