Paolo Bortolameolli
(c) Jorge Brantmayer

Chilean-Italian conductor Paolo Bortolameolli has been named the next Music Director of the Opera Nacional de Chile and Filarmonica de Santiago with a tenure commencing in the 2026 season for an initial three years, Arabella Arts announced. Bortolameolli said, “I receive this appointment with tremendous pride and happiness, at a point where I have consolidated a very special artistic and personal relationship with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago.”

The World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) and the Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv have announced that the Odesa International Violin Competition (OIVC) will be reinstated in 2025 and that this year’s edition will take place from August 17–24 in Monheim, Germany. Read More →

Robert Spano
(c) Atlanta Symphony

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) has announced that the contract of Music Director Robert Spano has been extended to 31st July 2031. Jane Glover has been named Principal Guest Conductor for a three-year term starting in 2025-2026.

Konzerthaus Wien,
(c) Victoria Coeln

Uwe Krusch folgte für Pizzicato einem ungewöhnlichen Konzertabend, der im Zeichen verschieden besetzter Sonaten eines Komponisten stand und nicht das Programm an einer Besetzung ausrichtete. Den gesamten Abend über an den Tasten war Evgeny Kissin als Pianist tätig. Für die Cellosonate hatte sich Gautier Capuçon eingefunden, die Bratschensonate spielte Maxim Rysanov. Die Violine bei der für dieses Instrument komponierten Sonate ließ Gidon Kremer erklingen. Read More →

Christopher Ward

Seit 2018 ist der 44-jährige Brite  Generalmusikdirektor der Stadt Aachen. Nun hat er angekündigt, seinen Vertrag auslaufen zu lassen, der 2021 um vier Jahre verlängert worden war.

Der Erste Bank Kompositionspreis 2025 wird an den 1960 geborenen italienischen Komponisten und Wahlwiener Pierluigi Billone vergeben. Die Uraufführung des Preisträgerwerks findet am 06.11.2025 beim Festival Wien Modern statt. Das teilte Klangforum Wien mit. Read More →

Kléber Mesquida, president (PS) of the Hérault departmental council, announced a 100% cut in the budget allocated to culture in his department. Hérault, with an annual budget of 2 billion euros, of which the non-compulsory cultural portion represents between 5 and 6 million euros, will be the only department in France to allocate no money at all to culture by 2025. This was first reported by Libération.

The San Antonio Philharmonic is about to play its inaugural concerts in its new auditorium, the Scottish Rite Cathedral. In October 2024, the orchestra entered into a partnership with the Scottish Rite building in downtown San Antonio, which will now become the orchestra’s home venue for concerts. Read More →

From 15–19 February 2025, the Scandic Hotel Potsdamer Platz in Berlin will host the world’s leading trade fair for cultural broadcasting + performing arts on screen, presented by the IMZ International Music + Media Centre. This event will gather over 600 professionals from 330+ organisations and 40+ countries to network, showcase brand-new productions, and explore the trends transforming cultural broadcasting. Read More →

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Designed to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth, the French postal stamp featuring Ravel will be available from 10 March. The stamp features Ravel’s silhouette, dates of birth and death and his signature. Read More →