Sir Simon Rattle gave the Berlin Philharmonic plenty of time to appoint a successor when he announced in January 2013 that he will be leaving the orchestra in 2018. But according to Norman Lebrecht of Slipped Disc, the orchestra will be announcing his successor sometime in May 2015.
No other job in music is as coveted as the post at the Berlin Philharmonic, so no doubt rumors and speculation will be thrown around. In fact, there has already been considerable talk. Who knows what will happen? I think the orchestra would be wise to go with a conductor from the younger generation, such as Daniel Harding, Vladimir Jurowski, Andris Nelsons, Vasily Petrenko, or Gustavo Dudamel. My pick right now would be Jurowski, but it's useless to stake too much hope on any one candidate. Christian Thielemann has been a favorite name from the beginning.
Stay tuned for more news and some more detailed thoughts on who I think should have the job. I'm both excited and a bit worried, as many other fans of the orchestra are, no doubt.
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