Paying appropriate tribute to Bernard Haitink
This edition of Gramophone was almost entirely at the printers when the sad news arrived of the death of Bernard Haitink at the age of 92. A fuller celebration of this remarkable man will thus have to wait for next month, though in the meantime you can find articles new and old about him on our website. These include the tributes offered by some of today’s leading artists, ensembles and labels when we honoured him with our Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. Many used the word privilege to describe the experience of working with him; terms like inspiration and devotion appeared frequently; and perhaps getting right to the heart of his approach to music was what András Schiff described as a ‘never-ending search for truth’. Many people – both long-standing admirers…