Heartbroken to learn of Maestro Haitink's passing. He was one of my guiding lights in music for five decades. Thankfully we have his recorded legacy. Godspeed, Mr. Haitink!

Ein ganz Großer hat das Podium für immer verlassen. Danke Bernard Haitink. Du hast uns viel gegeben und wirst in unseren Herzen weiterleben.

I was blessed to have grown up with Bernard Haitink and the Concertgebouw Orkest since my father, Piet Honingh, was the solo-klarinetist. The countless concerts and rehearsals are forever etched in my memory and Haitink set the bar so high, few performances have ever come close. His interpretation of Mahler was second to none! May God bless his family!

A world without Bernard Haitink is a diminished world.

R.I.P. Maestro Bernard ! Bruckner and Mahler look forward to meet you in musical heaven.

Rest in Peace Maestro Haintink. You gave so much pleasure to so many people through your interpretations of the classics and while you are gone, we can always treasure the wonderful recordings you made.

Great conductor of the XX and XXI century , in his baton were Mahler, Wagner, Richard Strauss, Bruckner, Tschaikowsky, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovich, practically all styles and genres of the universal music of the Great masters . Rest in peace dear Maestro.

Exactly the right music. Very moving. Rust in vrede, maestro!

Vielen, vielen DANK für den "würdigen Abschied".

Quand un grand musicien nous quitte , une des voix de la musique s'eteint. Haitink fut de ceux-là. Un brillant contributeur et serviteur de son art. Qu'il en soit remercié. Ses proches , ses amis garderont le souvenir de l'homme privé. Son public se souviendra des moments de bonheur qu'il lui donna en parcourant le monde des salles de concert. Pour toujours, au Panthéon de la Musique. Bravo , maestro.

This is very sad, though I think even he would agree that he has lived a fulfilled life. My condolences to his family and close friends

I had the honour to see Haitink in The Royal Concertgebouw, in Amsterdam, conducting Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.

One of the greatest conductors of our time. His performances I will always cherish. RIP Maestro.

RIP Maestro. One of my fondest memories of him was in the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. Abbado was conducting Brahms 3 with The Berlin Philharmonic. Haitink was sitting in front of me in the audience air counducting!

am very sad, My two favorite conductors were Bernstein and Haitink. Am very grateful we had Haitink's genius for so long. There was something unique and exceptional in the Concertgebouw and Haitink partnership. My condolences to his family.

Con un bacio finale all'orchestra. A riveder le stelle.

RIP Maestro. Thank you for many unforgettable musical moments, both live and on record.

Truly a sad day in the music world. Thank you Maestro for all the glorious music. You will be missed, but the music will live forever 😢

You made living life bearable. Thank you for that. I will always remember you.

This is also the piece Maestro conducted in his final concerts with the CSO. Unforgettable.

RIP Maestro. So many good memories in London, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Tokyo come up to my mind, and I cannot stop my tears shedding. But, to tell the truth, I couldn't imagine how you were beloved by such a big audience in London when I went to the Royal Opera House for the first time in 1995. Since then, you moved, excited, heartened, pleased, fulfilled, uplifted, even encouraged me on so many occasions. All I can say to you is just thank you and rest in peace.

Quite sad news. His Beethoven symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra are recordings I will always cherish. Only saw Maestro once live, at Carnegie Hall (conducting Chicago Symph.) with Mahler 1 ending the night. Primal, moving, spectacular, majestic and invigorating. The world will be the less for his passing, but the better for his vision.

Thank you...a fitting tribute to one who gave us so much.

I had the good fortune to see him conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2009. Mahler's Second. An amazing experience. Glad I managed to see him at least once.

A life of such work and dedication. Thank you, Maestro for accompanying me all my life.

Beautiful to see him enjoy it like that. Rip maestro.

Another great conductor has gone. Haitink really has a sincere dedication to music and his passionate conducting and powerful interpretations have always moved me. I hope he finds glory and rest in heaven.

That’s an outstanding selection to celebrate his memory.

R.I.P., good bye Maestro, we will spend some more time for bringing a tribute, thank you sharing fans

Un altro gigante della musica che ci lascia. Riposa in pace maestro Haitink.

RIP maestro~ I should listen his Beethoven, Mahler, Brucknet and Shostakovich now~~

with him there was --never-- mush. never sound mush. you can hear every single instrument in his recordings. crystal clear. i was a little boy. 10 or 13. and thanks to my father i had the best introduction to the world of classical music. with conductors like haitink and barbiroll and many others. and the best recordings of mahler's symphonies are the ones with barbirolli and haitink. that is as clear as day to me. bernard haitink's strength was and is transparency. clarity. again: with him there was never mush. unlike many other seemingly great ones. in this sense, he was even better a great conductor. and besides, he was a man of great nobility. yes, i am a bit sad today. and i remember my first conscious listening. my first exact listening. it was this recording. and today i listen to it again. Mahlers Dritte. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden. ~~ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7lhfaqbnqm7pZc.html ~~ Vielen, vielen Dank aus Deutschland, Herr Haitink !

Bijzonder hem zo nog te kunnen en mogen zien en dit grandiose orkest te horen... IL maestro grande... Rest, rest, in peace...

One of the last true maestros have gone, we will miss him. Rest in Peace

RIP Maestro. I was lucky enough to encounter you by chance in London. You and The Concertgebouw were magnificent. Thank you.

Ruim 20 jaar geleden schreef ik in Fortuyn's condoleanceregister oa"rust zacht moedige driftkop "-Haitink was een moedige majestueuze driftkikker

The Concertgebouw was never the same after he left it but that’s just my opinion. His Kerstmatinees were the stuff of legends.

Lost another great conductor from the late 20th century😭

I listen his music everyday. I agree his interpretation of all composers. love his tact which is controlled in the best speed. RIP my best Maestro.

Such a sad loss. I saw him conduct Mahler 9 at the Royal Festival Hall back in the early eighties. Those silences at the end of this the final movement were some of the most profound moments of my life. Hail and farewell.

RIP maestro. Love his Bruckner and Mahler.

He had so many good years, it was wonderful with him. But everything comes to an end. RIP

One of the greatest conductor’s! Thank you for so many, many beautiful performances. For me, when I was a child we looked forward to his Mahler on Christmas Day, some amazing memories! Truly one of the best!

Thank you for everything Mr. Haintink and Rest in peace !

RIP Maestro. The Mahler performances you conducted are teaching me so much about this beautiful music, most importantly how deep the feeling will always flow.

Rest in peace, maestro Haitink 😥

RIP, beloved​ Maestro.​ BIG​ THANKS​ for​ sharing​ your​ wonderful​ musical​ insights​ with​ us​ .​ Despite you're​ not​ with​ us​ in​ person, your​ idea​s​ remain with​ us​ forever​ through​ your​ legend​ary​ recording​s.​

Sad to hear he is gone

The world lost a great conductor. We are blessed either many recordings he did.

He was one of the rare consuctors, who could Bruckner and Mahler conduct as well. Like the vpo said, he let us play. I saw him with Mahler 4 and Webern op.1 Pasacaglia - a great man, geat conductor, great performances.

R.I.P. Grandissimo maestro. Grazie per le tue meravigliose interpretazioni.

Zo veel moois…ik heb hem heel vroeger mogen zien dirigeren en dat staat mij altijd nog bij. BDH🙏🏽

Rest In Peace Maestro Haitink. 🙏

Mil gracias querido y eterno Maestro Haitink.

Ein hervorragender Musiker, klarer, unaufdringlicher Dirigent, sehr sympathischer Mensch, bei dem sich leicht vermuten lässt, dass er seine Macht niemals missbraucht hat.

Buon viaggio, caro Maestro 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗸

We were lucky to attend his last concert in Salzburg in August 31, 2019. Thank you.

In 2007, I was at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to see Wagner's Parsifal. They actually got Maestro out of retirement to conduct a set of 6 performances, and I think I had the privledge of going to to the second to last or last one. Just being in the same room with him was special enough, and the Orchestra under his direction was faultless. One of my heroes.

Just came to this sad news. I treasure his beautiful, intense 1972 account of Scheherazade with the LPO among many other pearls like his first Mahler 7 & 9 accounts with the Concertgebouw Orchestra or his Shostakovich 15th, again with the LPO. May he Rest In Peace. We will remember him through his huge recorded legacy!

The world is better that he was here, he is missed.

Maestro, gracias, gracias... gracias, por... vuestro Estilo... gracias, maestro único... Tristeza!!

Thanks so much for posting.

I saw Bernard Haitink up close in Carnegie Hall some years ago, conducting Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. I remember how his hand made the motion of a bird at the birdsong moment. He will be much missed.

RIP Maestro

Descanse en paz siempre estará en nuestros corazones el maestro que dios lo acoga en su seno un gran artista.

So peaceful and deep. R.I.P.

Bravo maestro Haitink! Hope you get to meet Bruckner and Mozart on the other side! BTW I'm surprised to see so many Asians in a Dutch orchestra.

感謝大師！

Rest In Peace Maestro Bernard Haitink.

RIP Bernard Haitink

May the soul of Bernard Haitink rest in Peace.

What is this beautiful piece?

Mis condolencias al Concertgebow por el deceso de Bernard Haitink. Era uno de los grandes directores y su versión de la sinfonía "Pastoral" de Beethoven es mi favorita.

Sad news Indeed. His Shostakovich fifth is etched in my memory.

R.I.P.

Beautiful tribute. What's this excerpt from?

noooo. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

RIP

Thank you and Goodbye.

RIP maestro

내가 당신의 음반을 처음 들었던 것이 80년대로군요. 방학 때 라디오에서 들었던, 베르나르드 하이팅크가 지휘하는 로열 콘서트헤보 오케스트라의 연주로 듣겠습니다, 그것이 첫 만남이었던 것 같습니다. 잘가시길, 나의 친구여, 나의 20세기여.

RIP😞

R.I.P

May I know which song is this?

거장 하이팅크와 동갑내기 지휘자는 크리스토프 폰 도호나니만 남았네요 그와 같은해에 태어난 지휘자는 이스트반 케르테츠 니콜라우스 아르농쿠르 앙드레프레빈은 먼저 타계하고 ᆢ

RIP

R.I.P.

RIP