During the Berlin Philharmonic's London Residency in February 2015 we were delighted to sit-in a rehearsal of Mahler's 2nd Symphony, and back at the Royal College of Music we were treated to masterclasses given by Wieland Welzel and Raphael Haeger.
Wieland Welzel and Jan Schlichte.
Wieland Welzel with RCM percussion students
Raphael Haeger
With many thanks to the photographers and film makers who have allowed me to use their work; Stephen Tasker, Chris Christodolou (RCM), Tommy Pearson, Monika Rittershaus (Berliner Philharmoniker), Will Schofield, Glyn Matthews, Angus Bremner (SCO) and Zen Grisdale.