The jury of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, chaired by Garrick Ohlsson, admitted the following 11 pianists to the final, listed below in alphabetical order. Read More →
American soprano Roberta Alexander died at the age of 76 on October 14. Born on March 3, 1949, in Lynchburg, Virginia, she grew up in a family of musicians. In 1969 she began her studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and from 1971 with Herman Woltman at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. She lived in the Netherlands from 1972. Read More →
Der deutsche Dirigent Bernhard Klee ist im Alter von 89 Jahren in der Schweiz gestorben. Klee lernte Klavier, Violine und Kontrabass und war unter Thomaskantor Günther Ramin von 1948 bis 1955 Mitglied im Leipziger Thomanerchor. Nach dem Abitur 1955 an der Thomasschule zu Leipzig studierte er an der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik Köln, wo Günter Wand (Orchesterleitung), Else Schmitz-Gohr (Klavier) und Maurits Frank (Kammermusik) zu seinen Lehrern gehörten. Read More →
Perry So’s contract as principal conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra (OSN) has been extended for another three years. The Board of Trustees has valued the excellent artistic work carried out since 2022 by the Hong Kong-born conductor, Read More →
Herbert von Karajans letztes Auto – ein Lancia Delta Integrale HF mit weniger als 3.000 Kilometern wird bei der Classic Expo am kommenden Wochenende in Salzburg versteigert. Der Dirigent erhielt den Wagen im Herbst 1988 in St. Moritz von seinem Nachbarn, dem Chef von Fiat, Gianni Agnelli. Read More →
Der 25-jährige deutsche Dirigent, Pianist und Organist Aurel Dawidiuk übernimmt zum 1. August 2026 die Position des Generalmusikdirektors und zugleich die Intendanz des Anneliese Brost Musikforums Ruhr. Der Hannoveraner tritt damit die Nachfolge von Tung-Chieh Chuang an, der das Orchester seit 2021 leitete. Read More →
The magazine Daily Kos has published stunning news: « Kennedy Center now requires National Anthem to be played before symphony concerts ». The author says that a concert of the National Symphony Orchestra on Oct 9 « at the newly Trumpified Kennedy Center » had « probably the smallest crowd I have ever seen at an NSO concert, the concert hall was a third full at best. » Read More →
The Mayor General of Bucharest, Stelian Bujduveanu, has awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Bucharest to Maestro Cristian Macelaru, internationally renowned conductor and Artistic Director of the George Enescu International Festival and Competition. Read More →
The Trump administration will no longer pursue deportation of Korean violinist John Shin, 37, following Shin’s release from detainment on 8 September The Utah based violinist’s attorney Adam Crayk confirmed with the Denver Gazette: « That means John is not in deportation proceedings anymore. We won entirely. He’s out. » Read More →