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 →
Tofig Bakikhanov: Klaviertrio Nr. 3 - Frank Martin: Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises - Dmitri Shostakovich: Klaviertrio Nr. 2 e-Moll, op. 67; Piano Trio Areal (Jamila Garayusifli, Violine, Sandro Meszaros, Cello, Daria Korotkova, Klavier); # Odradek ODRCD448; Aufnahme 01.2024, Veröffentlichung 24.01.2025 (53'23) – Rezension von Uwe Krusch ** (For English please scroll down)
Das in der Covid-Pandemie gegründete Piano Trio Areal bietet bei seinem Albumdebut drei Werke, die untereinander wie auch zum Trio Bezüge aufweisen. Die Komponisten stammen aus den drei Staaten, aus denen auch die Mitglieder des Ensembles kommen. Die Werke verbindet auch eine mehr oder weniger verdeckt genutzte Komponente von Volksmusik. Read More →
Amours interdites; Francis Poulenc: Improvisation Nr. 15 c-Moll, Hommage à Edith Piaf + Mélancolie Des-Dur + Presto B-Dur - Peter Tchaikovsky / Percy Grainger: Blumenwalzer-Paraphrase aus Der Nussknacker op. 71 - Peter Tchaikovsky / Earl Wild: Pas de Quatre - Finale aus Schwanensee op. 20 - Ethel Smyth: Nocturne + Pièce E-Dur + Aus der Jugendzeit - Reynaldo Hahn: Decrets indolents du hasard (Le Ruban dénoué) + Anton van Dyck (Portraits de peintres) + Adieux au soir tombant (Le Rossignol éperdu) + Valse No. 3 Ninette -Wanda Landowska: Nuit d'automne op. 2 Nr. 2 + Valse e-Moll + Feu follet - Karol Szymanowski: Variationen über ein polnisches Thema op. 10 - Charles Trenet / Alexis Weissenberg: En avril à Paris; David Kadouch, Klavier; # Mirare MIR708; Aufnahme 09.2024; Veröffentlichung 24.01.2025 (66') - Rezension von Remy Franck ** (For English please scroll down)
David Kadouch hat Musik von sieben Komponisten zusammengestellt, « die in ihrem täglichen Leben nicht sie selbst sein konnten » und ihre Homosexualität nicht ausleben konnten, wie das ihnen heute möglich gewesen wäre. Read More →
© Boris Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet, Design by Stéphane Manel & Aurélie Baras
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 →
Pianist Oliver Triendl wins an ICMA Special Achievement Award in 2025, the jury considering that: “Oliver Triendl is one of the most questioning pianists of our time. He constantly searches the archives for neglected compositions of great value and has thus enriched the catalogs of various labels with unmissable recordings. Over 150 recordings prove his commitment as an advocate for rarely performed classical and romantic repertoire as well as his support of contemporary composers.” Here is an interview made by Monica Isăcescu Lup from ICMA Jury Member Radio România Muzical.
Oliver-Triendl
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The ICMA jury’s reasoning is based on the argument that you are one of the most inquiring pianists of our time. You have not chosen the comfortable path of well-known scores, but are a constant explorer in the archives, searching for valuable but rarely performed works. My first question is: what was the starting point of your explorations? What was the first discovery that led you down this path of discovering unknown works?
First of all, I feel very honored to receive this award. And it’s absolutely true that I have tried to follow this forgotten or unknown path. But it doesn’t mean that I don’t care about Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Bach or Beethoven. But for me it’s a very important part of my life to dedicate my time, my work and my enthusiasm to these kinds of pieces and composers. Read More →
British choral conductors Simon Halsey has been appointed Choral Director and Artistic Advisor to the Oslo Philharmonic for the next five years. Simon Halsey, 66, is a trusted advisor in choral singing to the world’s leading conductors, orchestras and choirs. Read More →
Kazuki Yamada
(c) Marco Borggreve
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) today announced a two-year contract extension for Music Director Kazuki Yamada, until the end of the 2028-29 season. The 1979-born Japanese is in this position since 2023. Read More →
Bayreuth, Festspielhaus
Die Bayreuther Festspiele hatten ein großes Programm für das Jubiläum 2026 zusammengestellt. Wegen Sparmaßnahmen wurden Teile davon abgesagt. Nun will der Bayreuther Förderverein das Festspiel-Jubiläum mit einer Million Euro aufpolieren. Das Geld sollte Festspielchefin Katharina Wagner nutzen, um einige geplante Streichungen wieder rückgängig zu machen. Read More →
Juanjo Mena
(c) Michal Nowak
59-year-old Basque conductor Juanjo Mena has announced that he is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. In a video shared on his social networks, Mena revealed his diagnosis, that he is in an incipient stage of the disease, and how he is coping with this difficult situation. « I have conducted many complex scores in my life, but this is undoubtedly the most difficult of all, » he said. Read More →
Konzerthaus Wien,
(c) Victoria Coeln
Das Jubeljahr zum 200. Geburtstag von Johann Strauss Sohn im Jahr 2025 hält Wien in Atem. Uwe Krusch erlebte für Pizzicato, wie sich das Klangforum Wien das Ergebnis des Kompositionsauftrages an Wolfgang Mitterer umsetzte, der unter dem Titel ‘tritsch tratsch johann strauss II –great hits / a remix’ nun in der Uraufführung erklang. Read More →
