While AH Trump is rolling down the cultural sector, the Democratic Mayor of Nashville proudly announces that, in partnership with the technology company Metropolis, the city is expanding its already popular Metropolis Musicians Discount Program dedicated to lowering parking costs for local musicians playing in venues across the city.

Antonio Stradivari

The auction house Sotheby’s will sell the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius on 7 February. Crafted in 1714 by the Antonio Stradivari, the Joachim-Ma violin was produced at the height of Stradivari’s Golden Period. Read More →

Mirian Khukhunaishvili
(c) Paata Beridze

Iceland-based Georgian conductor. Georgian conductor Mirian Khukhunaishvili has been appointed music director of the Wroclaw Opera. He will start his tenure during the 2025-6 season. Read More →

Franz Welser-Möst
Photo: Don Snyder

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced that Music Director Franz Welser-Möst will return to Cleveland earlier than expected to lead an additional subscription week on February 27-28 and March 1. With an improved health condition Welser-Möst is back to the podium for an extended period, which includes the Orchestra’s performances at Carnegie Hall on March 18-19 and culminates in an all-Tchaikovsky program featuring Yuja Wang at Mandel Concert Hall on March 22-23. Read More →

Carl Maria von Weber: Klarinettenkonzerte Nr. 1 & 2 + Klarinettenquintett op. 34; Arthur Stockel, Klarinette, Quatuor Hanson, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Leo McFall; # Aparté 354; Aufnahmen 07.2023 & 12.2023, Veröffentlichung 31.01.25 (71‘11) - Rezension von Alain Steffen

Wenn das Klarinettenkonzert auch nicht ganz vorne auf der Beliebtheitsskala der Konzertpodien steht, so ist Gattung doch schon seit der Barockzeit extrem produktiv und gerade im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert werden so viele Klarinettenkonzerte geschrieben wie nie zuvor. Die bekanntesten und beliebtesten sind neben denen von Franz Krommer, Antonio Rosetti und W. A. Mozart wohl jene von Carl Maria von Weber. Und diese beiden Klarinettenkonzerte hat Arthur Stockel, Soloklarinettist des Luxembourg Philharmonic, auf seinem Debut-Album eingespielt. Read More →

Terra Mater; Biber: Sonata representativa: Nachtigal, CuCu, Frosch - Bennet: Venus' birds whose mournful tunes - Merula: Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera, Op. 12: No. 1, La gallina - Arne: When Daisies Pied The Cuckow - Trad.: The Frog and the Mouse + Wallom Green (From Playford's The English Dancing Master) + The Taylor and the Mouse + Mulberry Garden (From Playford's The English Dancing Master) + Newcastle (From Playford's The English Dancing Master)- Schürmann: Die getreue Alceste, Act 1: Sinfonia pour la tempête - Händel: English Songs, HWV 228 (No. 19, The Faithful Maid. Twas When the Seas Were Roaring) - Torri: L'innocenza difesa dai Numi, Son rosignolo - Monteverdi: Il settimo libro de madrigali, Concerto: No. 4, O come sei gentile, SV 120 (Instrumental Version) - Bononcini: La gara delle quattro Stagioni, Brilla in cielo - Gasparini: Già dal platano antico, Senti quell'usignolo - Orlandini: Nerone, Act 1: Muore il cigno - Giulio Taglietti: Arie da suonare, Op. 3: No. 19, Il canto del cigno - Eden Ahbez: Nature Boy; Malena Ernman, Mezzosopran, L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar; # Erato 5021732533753: Aufnahm,e 06.2024, Veröffentlichung 31.01.2025 (55'24) - Rezension von Remy Franck ** (For English please scroll down)

Auf dem neuen Album Terra Mater von Christina Pluhar und der schwedischen Mezzosopranistin Malena Ernman treiben Kanarienvögel, der Kuckuck, Nachtigallen, Hühner, Frösche, Schwäne und Mäuse ihr Unwesen, aber auch hoher Wellengang, Sturm und Gewitter stellen Bezüge zum Titel her, und das in Werken von u.a. Monteverdi, Händel, Biber sowie in einer Reihe von traditionellen Liedern. Read More →

Delyana Lazarova

Bulgarian conductor Delyana Lazarova has been appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) from September 2025. Read More →

AH Trump has abolished the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) which Joe Biden had revived in 2022. Established in 1982, it worked directly with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to advise the national government’s investments and policy advancements within the art, culture, and humanities sectors. Read More →

At the Art Genève 2025 exhibition, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande presented the first mobile virtual reality application for the general public, allowing users to immerse themselves in the heart of a symphony orchestra. Developed by the Swiss company Cybel’Art, Virtual Hall® offers a completely new experience that takes music distribution to a new level. Read More →

Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonaten für Violine solo; Elvin Hoxha Ganiyev, Violine; # Solo Musica SM479; Aufnahme 01.2024, Veröffentlichung 31.01.2025 (77'10) – Rezension von Uwe Krusch ** (For English please scroll down)

Der jetzt Mitte 20-jährige aserbaidschanisch-türkische Geiger Elvin Hoxha Ganiyev legt ein Album mit den Solosonaten von Eugène Ysaÿe vor, die für jeden Geiger Herausforderungen spielerischer und interpretatorischer Art bieten. Read More →

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