Giacomo Facco: Kantaten Amada libertad, enhorabuena + Clori. Pur troppo bella“ + Cuando en el oriente + Perche vedi ch’io t’amo + Symphonien für Violoncello solo, c-Moll, D-Dur und g-Moll; Guillermo Turina, Violoncello, Eugenia Boix, Sopran, Tomoko Matsuoka, Cembalo; 1 CD Cobra Records 0063; Aufnahme 06/2017; Veröffentlichung 03/2018 (71'54) – Rezension von Uwe Krusch
Die erste Biographie über Giacomo Facco trägt den Titel ‘Maestro de reyes’, also ‘Lehrmeister der Könige’, da er am Hof in Madrid Lehrer des Infanten Luis war und Violinist im Orchester. Er blieb bis an sein Lebensende am Hof in Madrid. Read More →
Bela Bartok: Konzerte für Violine und Orchester; Christian Tetzlaff, Violine, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu; 1 CD Ondine ODE 1317-2; Aufnahme 10/2017, Veröffentlichung 04/2018 (60'14) – Rezension von Uwe Krusch
Zwei exquisite Schüler von Jenö Hubay gaben Bartok den Anlass, unter anderem seine Violinkonzerte zu schreiben. Beim ersten war es Steffi Geyer. Diese junge Frau inspirierte ihn weit über das musikalische hinaus, aber sie konnte seine Avancen nicht erwidern. Das Konzert aber ist von dieser aus Bartoks Sicht unglücklichen Liebe geprägt. Read More →
Fabio Luisi
Italian conductor Fabio Luisi, 59, has been announced by the Dallas Symphony as its next music director, succeeding Jaap van Zweden. Luisi is Music Director of the Zurich Opera and Principal Conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.
Pekka Kuusisto
(c) Kaapo Kamu
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra announced today a long-term Artistic Partnership with Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto. This partnership will officially be launched in mid-July with an open-air concert at Audi Sommerkonzerte 2018, where Kuusisto is the festival’s 2018 Artist in Residence. Read More →
Emmanuel Krivine
(c) Christian Aschman
French ad hoc orchestra Chambre Philharmonique is shutting down, according to our colleagues from ResMusica. The reason is that since he became Music Director of the French National Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine has no longer enough time for the Chambre Philharmonique which he founded together with his partner Anne Maury, a violinist, in 2004.
Tito Munoz
(c) Roger Mastroianni
American conductor Tito Munoz, 34, has agreed to a contract extension as Music Director of the Phoenix Symphony (Arizona). Munoz joined the Phoenix Symphony in the 2013-14 season. He was previously Music Director of the Opéra national de Lorraine and Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy in Nancy, France, and Ensemble LPR in New York City, as well as Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Aspen Music Festival and School.
Zum Start des diesjährigen Sommer-Festivals lanciert das ‘Lucerne Festival’ ein Orchestercamp mit 130 Kindern und Jugendlichen. Read More →
Troy Quinn
The Venice Symphony (Florida) has announced the appointment of American conductor Troy Quinn, 34, as Music Director from the 2018-19 season. Quinn completed his three-year tenure as Music Director of the Juneau Symphony with his final concert on June 3, 2018. Read More →
In 2017, Poles attended more cultural events, according to the national statistics, but while cinemas, museums and mass events draw more visitors, the number of entries to theatres and music institutions decreased by 9 percent to 13 million.
Das Luzerner Sinfonieorchester verzeichnete in der Saison 2017/18 einen Besucherrekord. Über 50.000 Besucher kamen zu den Veranstaltungen.
