Following the sad news that the conductor Bernard Haitink has passed away, here’s an interview with him by Fiona Maddocks, published in our 2016 BBC Proms Festival Guide, marking Haitink’s ...

One of the most-liked conductors in the world, this mild-mannered Dutchman Bernard Haitink is a master of long musical spans. Life and Music Bernard Haitink rose steadily to the top in the 1960s as ...

After conducting for 65 years Bernard Haitink has retired at the age of 90 The musicians he has worked with are puzzled by the secrets of his technique He himself says his job is to embrace the ...