Wilson Pereira wrote:

>Maestro Claudio Abbado has announced that he is leaving the podium of
>the BPO in 2002.  Who is going to be the next conductor of the Berliner
>Philharmoniker? Does anyone wants to bet? Some favourites: (a) Sir Simon
>Rattle; (b) Daniel Barenboim; (c) Mariss Jansons; (d) Lorin Maazel; (e)
>Zubin Mehta and (e) Riccardo Muti.

I have no idea, but I'd rule out Janssons on health issues.  He's had heart
problems, as I recall.  The rumor I heard, and that's all it is, is that
Rattle is a leading candidate.  He or Barenboim being chosen wouldn't
surprise me.  The others would.

Roger Hecht