Currentzis beethoven biography

For those that thought the mystery cult of the conductor was dead, meet Theodor Currentzis.

For those that thought the mystery cult of the conductor was dead, meet Theodor Currentzis. In a society in which professional performances and recordings are churned out with minimal rehearsal, Currentzis insists on deep-clean rehearsal experiences. Yet that micro-managing results in elecrifying performances.

Those of us lucky enough to have experienced the likes of Leonard Bernstein, Claudio Abbado, Günter Wand, Sir Reginald Goodall, Sir Colin Davis, Bernard Haitink and the like have long bemoaned the lack of true charisma and musical genius around today. So to have a conductor who has a Carlos Kleiber-like insistence on perfection coupled with the intensity of a Bernstein is refreshing in the extreme.

A tiny bit of  history: born in Athens in 1972 (and therefore not yet 50, so a baby in conducting terms), Currentzis studied with the w