Simon Rattle’s first Waldbühne concert from 1995
In 1995, four years before the orchestra elected him its chief conductor, Simon Rattle conducted his first Waldbühne Concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker. It was with tremendous verve that he introduced local audiences to highlights of the American repertory, which at that date was still a rarity at Philharmonic concerts. Many of the orchestra’s fans must have been surprised to discover how original and magnificent are works like Bernstein’s Candide and Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle
Wayne Marshall
Sir Willard White
Cynthia Haymon
© 1995 EuroArts Music International
Our recommendations
- Simon Rattle and Katia and Marielle Labèque at the Berlin Waldbühne
- Simon Rattle conducts Rhapsodies at the Waldbühne
- Simon Rattle conducts “Russian rhythms” at the Waldbühne
- Simon Rattle conducts Beethoven and Mendelssohn at the Waldbühne
- Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená at the Waldbühne
- “Fellini, Jazz & Co.” with Riccardo Chailly at the Waldbühne
