Charles Mackerras: a star conductor who blazed with brilliance

A visionary interpreter whose ferocity and intensity gave his performances of Beethoven and Janáček an incendiary powerCharles Mackerras would have hated anyone eulogising about his greatness or importance. He was the least self-regarding conductor you could think of – a musician who saw his function as serving the music, the composer and his performers, rather than his own ego. And yet that's exactly why he was such an essential force. You could describe his recent recordings with the Scott...

Read full article Share article