Today, the Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announced the winners of the awards for the 2025 edition. Jury President Remy Franck says: « Our awards were chosen from a nomination list comprising 374 releases and a wide range of artists and labels. The winner list comprises many renowned as well as young musicians and no less than 17 international labels! Read More →

Jonathon Heyward

New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts announced an extension for Music Director Jonathon Heyward’s contract with the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center through the 2029 season. Read More →

Vladimir Jurowski
(c) Sheila Rock

Nach nicht einmal zwei Jahren erklang erneut die 6. Symphonie von Gustav Mahler im Wiener Konzerthaus, damals von Gästen vorgetragen. Als Gast stand jetzt Vladimir Jurowski vor den Wiener Symphonikern, also einem heimischen Ensemble. Für Pizzicato erlebte Uwe Krusch das Konzert. Read More →

(c) Stefan Hoederath

The Berliner Philharmoniker announce a French version of their Digital Concert hall. DCH director Olaf Manninger says:  » We, the Berliner Philharmoniker, want as many people as possible to be able to attend our concerts. The Digital Concert Hall is our global showcase: here, music lovers can get closer to the orchestra than anywhere else, no matter what country they’re in. The fact that we can now offer the Digital Concert Hall to our French-speaking fans in their mother tongue is particularly pleasing to me and the orchestra, as everyone should feel welcome and at home with us. » Read More →

Jordi Savall
(c) David Ignaszewski

Dass die Musik der Sklaven und der Schwarzen einen wesentlichen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der amerikanischen Musik hatte, genauso wie die der Indigenen, ist nicht zu wiederlegen. Umso interessanter war es, Jordi Savalls neues musikhistorisches Programm A Sea of Music mit Musik aus 400 Jahren Sklavenhandel zu erleben. Unser Mitarbeiter Alain Steffen  nahm an einem äußerst bewegenden aber auch unterhaltsamen Konzertabend  teil. Read More →

Classeek announces the launch of their new series of Insights by Classeek – a video series offering in-depth interviews with experts of the classical music industry. The new series ‘Management and Performance’ dives into the world of artist management, performance opportunities, and the inner workings of the decisions made by those in charge of these areas. Read More →

Arnold Schönberg

Belmont Music Publishers has issued a statement, saying that the company’s building was a victim of the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles. « We have lost our full inventory of sales and rental materials. We hope that in the near future we will be able to ‘rise from the ashes »‘ in a completely digital form. » Read More →

Natalia Luis Bassa

Jersey Symphony Orchestra (JSO) on the Channel Island Jersey, has announced the appointment of Venezuelan conductor Natalia Luis-Bassa (*1966) as its musical director for the next three years. Read More →

Der Komponist Vasyl Barvinsky litt zehn Jahre lang im Gulag

In einer Zeit, in der der russische Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine täglich für Pressemeldungen sorgt, sollte man sich vergegenwärtigen, dass die Ukraine nicht erst heute unter den Russen zu leiden hat. Read More →

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced the postponement and cancellation of its concerts through the weekend. Music Director Gustavo Dudamel – who is currently being criticized for touring with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, which has fallen into disrepute as a propaganda tool of the Maduro regime – has expressed his compassion with those affected by the fires. Read More →