Bernard Haitink
Biography
One of the most-liked conductors in the world, this mild-mannered Dutchman is a master of long musical spans.
Bernard Haitink rose steadily to the top in the 1960s as the long-serving principal conductor of Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (where he was a former oboist).
He was principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1967 to 1979 as well as admired tenures as music director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera (1978-88) and the Royal Opera, Covent Garden (1987 - 2002).
Music
Many of his later performances and recordings of the music of Bruckner and Mahler are powerful, and memorable performances.
In 2006, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), appointed Haitink to the newly created position of principal conductor, for a four-year contract from 2006-2007 season.
Discography
2007 - Ultimate Schubert
Vladimir Ashkenazy - A Personal Collection
2007 - Ultimate Tchaikovsky
2006 - Copying Beethoven - OST
Ultimate Beethoven
Dreaming Adagios
Shostakovich: Orchestral Music & Concertos
Mahler: Symphonies Nos.1 & 2
Mahler: Symphony No.3
Mahler: Symphonies Nos.4 & 7
Olga Borodina / Portrait
Shostakovich: The Symphonies
Essential Choral Classics
Mahler: Symphony No.3 / Das klagende Lied
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4
Lovers' Adagios
2005 - Tchaikovsky Adagios
Bruckner: The Symphonies
Beethoven Adagios
2004 - Favourite Piano Concertos
Mahler: Symphonies Nos.1 & 2
