This just in: the Berliner Philharmoniker decided to take the drama llama back to its stable, and chose not to dump Simon Rattle's British a$$ as previously speculated.
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra said on Friday that its musicians wanted to extend the contract of British conductor Sir Simon Rattle, following speculation they wanted to oust him.
Members of the orchestra "have spoken out in favour of extending the contract of its chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle which expires in 2012," a brief statement said.
Rattle and the orchestra "will now discuss what their joint future might look like after 2012," it said.