Remembering Oliver Knussen - an interview with Jonathan Berman

Oliver (Olly) Knussen was an English composer, conductor, teacher and artistic director. To celebrate what would have been his 70th Birthday we are releasing this interview with Olliver's student, friend and mentee, conductor Jonathan Berman 00:00 Meeting Olly Knussen 03:51 Olly's music 09:41 Ending of Wild Things 14:31 Performance excerpt of 'Processionals' 15:39 Layers in Olly's Music 17:01 Love of Art 21:27 Personality and sense of Humour 24:24 As a composition teacher 29:09 Olly in Holland 32:32 Conducting technique 36:11 Historic conductors 37:24 Rehearsal technique 39:30 Repertoire knowledge 41:32 Olly's approach 42:49 Olly's craftsmanship View more about the New European Ensemble here: https://www.neweuropeanensemble.com/