On the death of conductor Bernard Haitink: The eight-thousanders were his domain

The music world mourns Bernard Haitink. The conductor remains unforgettable as a mountain guide through Bruckner’s and Mahler’s sound massifs.

SN / Salzburg Festival / Neumayr / Leo

Bernard Haitink, smiling gently after his last Salzburg Festival concert in 2019.

When he stood on the stage of the Großer Festspielhaus and accepted the ovations from the audience, he seemed shy, withdrawn, with a gentle smile on his face. He had mostly conquered monumental high mountains, safely led a rope team of well over 100 musicians over the symphonic eight-thousanders by Anton Bruckner or Gustav Mahler.

As brilliantly as he tamed and organized the masses of sound, Bernard Haitink appeared modest. The Dutch conductor was not one of the self-indulgent show maestri …

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Accessed on October 22, 2021 at 3:03 am on https://www.sn.at/kultur/musik/zum-tod-von-dirigent-bernard-haitink-die-achttausender-waren-seine-domaene-111271600