Bruckner is a ... 1, 2, 4 and 5. The others were difficult for me and I tackled them after. Don’t ask me how, but somehow we did it in the end.’ Haitink’s own preparation of the score ...

In 2006, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), appointed Haitink to the newly created position of principal conductor, for a four-year contract from 2006-2007 season. Many of his later performances ...