Bernard Haitink Conducting Masterclass

[lullemans72]

i never understood the role of the conductor. if everyone is looking at their scores, how could they also look at the guy standing in front with his stick.

[banjocracy]

Lucky lucky students to have such a teacher.

[th0deus]

very nice!



[PurpleOfTheRose]

Im going to wathc and practice, and hopefully become a drum major!

[195169209115b]

I've seen Haitink conduct this very symphony with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. I thought is was divine! Bravo Maestro!

[TheVaccumtube]

Bernard Haitink, a very gifted Dutch conductor of our time, his fierce precision of interpreting the score is always full of tension & drama. Here we see his tender side as a good teacher & a generous maestro who's willing to share his expertise with young students. What a joy in music-making. I love this video, thanks !

[CCConservatory]

The man's talent is eclipsed only by his beautiful humility.  How refreshing.

[gaemp]

I don't like him so much as a conductor, but he seems to be a nice good-hearted person. Students are terrible.....

[donaldrose]

The Choir in which I sing recently auditioned for a new Musical Director. The final four all had PhD degrees in music or were months away from the award.

The youngest committed one of the most basic mistakes. She FOLLOWED us instead of LEADING us. This happens when budding conductors conduct to a recording, often in front of a mirror. Since a recording cannot respond to gestures you wind up following rather than leading.

If a conductor does nothing else he or she MUST lead.

[sstuddert]

"I'm sure you can and want to have more pianissimo sotto voce"

"Yes... but how?"

[HimmelaufErden]

@sstuddert made me smile :) haha

[montenegrin2010]

I am a lawyer, by the way, and I've given this a lot of thought today, and I concluded that this job has to be the classiest, most elegant and graceful profession a man can do. Wow....

[psychicbyinternet]

@montenegrin2010 Ha no. You have to be very humble and willing to do anything to be a good conductor. You have to put your ego aside to conduct.

[violinmusicfan]

what insight into conducting

[iduefoscari]

I have seen Michael Young the first conduct the Charities Philharmonia at St Johns Smith Sq several times. The Pastoral is on You Tube and is very good,however his Shostakovitch 7 I saw a couple of years ago was the best live performance I have ever seen of this symphony!

[jaspervandesande]

haha the old men is dutch, his accent is so funny

[zoranrosendahl]

@jaspervandesande Don't you make fun of the dutch, or we will get you! (6)

[jaspervandesande]

@zoranrosendahl Ik ben zelf ook Nederlands hoor :p

[zoranrosendahl]

@jaspervandesande Ooh, haha, had ik ook wel moeten weten als ik naar je naam had gekeken

[jaspervandesande]

@zoranrosendahl Beter opletten voortaan ;-) Maar je bent het toch hopelijk wel met me eens XD

[zoranrosendahl]

@jaspervandesande Jawel, maar ik heb wel heel veel respect voor hem, hij is een van de grootste dirigenten ter wereld

[TheMarco9512]

bernard haitink is the uncle of my dad!!!

[dajohnthomas69]

what a nice vid! Haitink is critical but also fatherly, and gives the right direction to these young and talented people. And he knows how to give a compliment...

[MagnusRulerHardt]

"Good, 'N'eo."

LOL.

[friendant72]

I've been conducted by that first guy.

[maestromarble08]

@friendant72 hey whats his name i cant find it any here lol

[friendant72]

@maestromarble08 I think his name is John Lubbock, but I can't remember, might have him confused with someone else!

[IDTFG]

@maestromarble08 First guy is Michael Young, founder of the Charities Philharmonia who perform regularly at St. John's, Smith Square.  Second (and last on the video) is Timothy Henty who has gone on to work as Guest Conductor for the Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre (UK) and an Associate Conductor of Matthew Bourne's New Adventures as well as Skånes Dansteater, Malmö Opera Orchestra and Chorus and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

[SteveAndrewLangford]

I only saw 1 guy who could make it being, Leo at 2:30.

[SteveAndrewLangford]

who could make it BIG lol

[SteveAndrewLangford]

I think Bernard is wrong in saying he shouldn't put his head down, its an artistic move, not a technical one. Herbert is known for closing his eyes through several pieces he conducted.

[visse264]

@SteveAndrewLangford I think putting one's head down is different from closing your eyes. When you put your head down, all contact is lost. Closing your eyes as a conductor doesn't necessarily mean there is no contact with the orchestra. It is expressive. So, I can agree it is technically wrong to put your head down. If a conductor were to put his head down in some kind of an artistic move that wouldn't be right either. He is not the artist, the orchestra is. At least, that's what I think.

[jl343]

@visse264 There's a Beethoven 7th video recording floating around here somewhere of Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker...whenever the camera is on him, which is probably 85% of the video, his eyes are closed, but his head is up. A conductor closing his eyes is completely different from one who ducks his head, which is always a recipe for disaster.

[berniefloresiii]

Wow! This is just amazing! I wonder how the participants feel conducting such a wonderful group. I wish I could have the opportunity to participate or at least play in such.

[iduefoscari]

The first young conductor we see in Haitinks masterclass is Michael Alexander Young.I have seen several of Youngs concerts with the Charities Philharmonia in London.His Shostakovitch 7 was one of the best I have ever seen.But dont take my word for it,look up Charities Philharmonia on You Tube. Obviously Haitinks tuition had its effect.

[quinto34]

What a wonderful man, what a great carriere he had

[mahlermahlermahler1]

how nice

[Micha200388]

gut Englisch

[MrBeethoven333]

I love brahms, and his music loves me back..

[EnsembleXXI]

Excellent Masterclass by not only a wonderful conductor, but also a very great teacher.

[lilpinaypinaychic]

good video for aspiring conductors. =]]

[edwardk1011]

beethoven 9 all the way or else the choral fantasy!

[maxicaas]

Good Work!

[wsk250]

Is he going to give some more masterclasses in following years?

[MarkoKassenaar]

How gentle he is with the students.

[skybart]

This is true; a far cry from Celibidache, and much more effective!

[Kwanelauda]

very patient!

[Kwanelauda]

wow, such a patinent teacher!

[ilkinond]

That is one of the cutest moments of my life "Actually it feels amazing." How many of us would like to stand up there in front of an orchestra and conduct our favourite piece? I would probably choose Sibelius's Tapiola. What do other people say?

[tommyk77]

Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis. Either that or Liberi Fatali by Nobuo Uematsu

[S4sando]

I would, without doubt, choose Mahler 2.

[cellolover94]

ME TOO!!!!

[imreadytogo07]

i would conduct [im a conductor] beethovens symphony no.9

[GreggaryPeccary]

mussorgsky: pictures at an exhibition

[everythingandbeyond]

for me, Bruckner's 8th. Ha ha, in my dreams. I can't even read notes. So I've great respect for these professionals.

[DancingMonkey12]

Mozart Synphony 35....or Dvorak Symphony "From the New World"

[MMFmasterclass]

You should get the three hour DVD. It's truly inspiring - and not just for aspiring conductors. Any music lover would learn so much from this remarkable man. You can get the DVD from the website on the clip.

[TiqueO6]

Hatink has always been one of my absolute favorite conductors and now I can see the reasons why after hearing them for so many years.

I think I recognize some in the orch. Which one is it?

I'm off to buy the DVD right now.

Thanks so much!

[rainonmyface]

oh wow, i love his passion, i love the way he is saying how it should be, the pictures he paints and his animation its awesome

[pianist12]

WHEW! Fast intro in the "free and happy" section

[alejandra379]

wow.. to have Bernard Haitink telling you that what you are doing is very good must feel like heaven... I would have loved to study conducting..

[mtavilson]

Who is this conductor?

[rabengeraun]

Bernard Haitink; born in Amsterdam. One of the top 3 or 4 conductors in the world.