By: Elaine Simpson-Long

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Source: http://lsoontour.wordpress.com/

I love Bernard. Many moons ago I was standing in the arena at a Prom concert at the Albert Hall and he was there withhis then orchestra, the Concertgebouw. He was conducting berlioz Symphonie Fantastique. It was a performance like no other I have heard before of since, the audience was breathless and stunned at its brilliance and the effect it had on the entire hall. When he finished the place erupted and the applause did not die down, even when the orchestra had all gone. Bernard came back onto ...

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wheresrunnicles 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Twitter

Nice riposte on the @londonsymphony blog to that silly Grauniad article which said conductors make no difference http://tr.im/CPcg

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parisbroadway 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Twitter

Absolument irrésistible ! “Bernard says…” http://bit.ly/2EpL2f

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londonsymphony 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Twitter

In Gareth's latest blog from New York we find out that Haitink is a man of few words, but boy do they make a difference http://bit.ly/4ro9jm

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Elaine Simpson-Long 3 months, 2 weeks ago on Wordpress

I love Bernard. Many moons ago I was standing in the arena at a Prom concert at the Albert Hall and he was there withhis then orchestra, the Concertgebouw. He was conducting berlioz Symphonie Fantastique. It was a performance like no other I have heard before of since, the audience was breathless and stunned at its brilliance and the effect it had on the entire hall. When he finished the place erupted ... See all content

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