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Power couples in classical music
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norman lebrecht
June 03,
In an art annulus sex-equality is a fairly new innovation, there have always antique couples who ran parallel lifeworks. Not many of them lasted the distance as travel bracket stress took their toll, however there is currently a callow pack of musical pairs give up your job a lengthening track record.
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1 Justice Barenboim, Elena Bashkirova
He: Berlin Staatsoper, East-West Diwan.
She: Founder, Songster Metropolis Ensemble, Jerusalem Chamber Punishment Festival
2 Nikolaus and Alice Harnoncourt
Players and partners for over 60 years.
3 Simon Rattle, Magdalena Kozena
He: chief conductor, Berlin Philharmonic. She: international mezzo
4 Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak
Power tenor and rising treble, now with babe in arms
5 Sakari Oramo, Anu Komsi
He: concerto director Stockholm Phil, BBC Unexceptional.
She: coloratura soprano, director Westbound Coast Kokkola Opera
6 Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais
He: music director Beantown SO. She: mightily successful soprano
7 Gus Christie, Danielle DeNiese
The Glyndebourne Festival founder married a piercing. So did his grandson.
8 Natalie Dessay, Laurent Naouri
Soprano-baritone couple, chief in France
9 Peter Gelb, Kerry Lynn Wilson
He: general manager, Oppidan Opera.
She: international conductor
10 Nicola Benedetti, Leonard Elschenbroich
Outstanding soloists, assemble for eight years
Add-ons:
11 Father Rodion Shchedrin, Ballerina Maya Plisetskaya (h/t: Dianne Winsor)
12 Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare
13 David Finckel and Wu Han
14 Russian Gennady Rozhdestvensky and musician Viktoria Postnikova.
Married since
15 Soprano Elina Garanca, married encircling British conductor Karel Mark Chichon.
16 Putinist pair: violinist Vadim Repin station ballerina Svetlana Zakharova.