Sir Mark Elder in Jamshed Bhabha Theater in Mumbai
The third symphony of German legend Ludwig van Beethoven, composed and popularly known in 1803-04 AerokaInfection between classical and romantic ages is considered a milestone. When the famous British conductor Sir Mark Elder heard that Mumbai -based NCPA (National Center for the Performing Arts) Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) was eager to do it, he chose to change it in his debut show in Mumbai.
“I am confident that they did not play it for a long time, and they said that they did not want the orchestra to be larger than one, which was played with Zubin Mehta a week ago.
Performing the Soi Spring 2025 season’s last show at Jamshed Bhabha Theater, Elder and musicians mesmerized the audience by slowly by second movement, which is a funeral march, and by spectacular construction and sportal third movement. This was after Karl Maria Von Weber’s Romantic Opera’s overcher Oberon And Robert Shuman Overcher,Scherzo & FinaleThe 77 -year -old musician said, “I had to find pieces that I thought would be ready for it Arca, But it is not overshadowed. ,
Conductor describes Oberon As a beautiful piece of music with a terrible story. “Overcher is one of my favorite pieces, and it made the program suited.
Sir Mark Elder with India’s symphony orchestra
A piece of alder shared XI is not actually played at all. “When he wrote it, Shauman was not very experienced. Although the Elder had a long relationship with operation, he actually started singing as a boy in a cathedral, and then learned the piano. Later, his parents bought him a bourn who was” longer than me “. He switched to the conduct in Cambridge, where he switched in Cambridge. As of 1993, Elder was the music director of the English National Orchestra. He also served as the guest conductor in the UK, in addition to being a music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in the US, and the chief guest conductor in the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Most classical followers know him the best for his association with a symphony orchestra, a symphony orchestra located in Manchester. “I first worked in Halle in the early 1980s. Elder left as a music director last year, but the orchestra’s conductor continues as Laurete.
The conductor reported that his approach turns from the orchestra to the orchestra. “This year, I was in San Francisco, and then in Pittsburgh, I am doing a lot in Bergon, Norway.
Sir Mark Elder also enjoys the improving pieces by new musicians
When he is operating an orchestra for the first time, he sees for the first time. “I behave, I hear his voice, and I think they find what they find easy and after 15 minutes, in rehearsal, I start working to work with them that I have in my imagination.
Speaking about today’s audience, Elder said that he is happy to see more youth in concerts. It grows well for the future of classical music. He said that unlike the 1960s and 1970s, when he was young and hard to absorb new music, more people are now willing to listen to new musicians. “People are writing different types of music, catering for all tastes.
With more than 55 years of experience, the Elder has some simple pieces of advice for conductors. “It is important to be patient, hard work and humble.
Published – March 18, 2025 04:33 pm IST
