The Berlin Philharmonic, long self-governing and proud of it, should give it a try.
In 1953, he made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic, becoming the youngest conductor to lead that orchestra.
Philadelphia Orchestra director Eugene Ormandy refused to shake Karajan's hand when the Berlin Philharmonic toured the U.S. in 1955.
The film will feature Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic performing Mahler's Symphony No 1 and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.
The piece was the climax of Sir Simon Rattle's first concert as artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in September.
And the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall, which provides a virtual seat at live concerts performed there, is a relaxed, smooth affair.
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If you watch any movie of the Berlin Philharmonic, nobody sits back.
Currently, he's in the midst of a 3-year appointment as Artistic Partner with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and he's the Pianist-in-Residence at the Berlin Philharmonic.
Its players are drawn from the ranks of the local opera orchestra, as the Berlin Philharmonic's are not, so they have an extra source of income.
With an eye for telling detail, he notes that the players of the Berlin Philharmonic are, on average, a generation younger than the members of the Rolling Stones.
Britain's Sir Simon Rattle, reckoned ideal by many insiders, rules himself out not least because he will be taking over as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic in 2002.
And, as with a film director's magic touch with actors, Karajan inspired his musicians including James Galway, who became the principal flutist for the Berlin Philharmonic in 1969.
Make no mistake, with still-buoyant demand for tickets, well-heeled sponsors and an annual subsidy of DM24m, the Berlin Philharmonic is still far better off than, say, the plucky but impecunious London orchestras.
Germany's reunified capital still revels in the duplicated cultural accoutrements of the two cities it once was: it has three opera companies, four municipal theatres, eight orchestras, including the great Berlin Philharmonic, and more than 140 museums.
There are always sensitive political considerations involved in taking over an orchestra - but Rattle's successful campaign to improve the salaries at the Berlin Philharmonic before even picking up the baton is likely to stand him in good stead.
Before Welser-Moest became a conductor, he worked as a trained violinist with some of the most respected orchestras around the world, including the philharmonic orchestras of Vienna and Berlin, the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, and the Orchestras of Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles and New York.
Asked on a visit to Berlin what he thought of rumours that he was on the short list to take over the Philharmonic, he replied that he was quite happy with his own orchestra in Los Angeles, thank you.
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