Untitled Document
 Have
you heard of Simon Rattle (1955-), one of the world’s most recognized
conductors? He was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic
for over 10 years. Simon says he was able to become an internationally
prominent conductor because he dreamed big and believed it would come
true.
Simon Rattle made his debut when he was 15 years old and was quickly
recognized as “the musical genius.” When he was an assistant conductor
of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, he had an interview. The interviewer
asked him, “Simon, can you tell me your ultimate goal as a conductor?”
“I want to be the greatest conductor in the world. It might be the
ultimate goal that everyone in a musical career would like to achieve,”
Simon replied. The interviewer smiled at Simon.
 Then,
Simon asked the interviewer, “Who do you think is the greatest conductor
in the world?” “Of course, it is Herbert von Karajan,” the interviewer
answered. “That’s right. What I am trying to say is that I will become
the conductor who outperforms him,” Simon confidently said. The interviewer
was very surprised that the 15 year-old Simon had such great ambition.
 “Do you
think you can surpass Karajan who is the greatest conductor of the
20th century?” he asked Simon. “I believe that people dream their
dreams because they can make them come true. And, it is still okay
for me not to achieve it. At least, people will see me as a person
who challenged the world’s greatest conductor.”
Eventually, Simon became the conductor whom no one can replace, just
like he said when he was 15 years old. |
Staff
reporter Kayla Park
(suhihi00@timescore.co.kr)
|
|
|
|
