American Violinist Ida Levin Has Died From Leukaemia, aged 53. This was reported by the Violin Channel. Levin made her professional debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at ten. Since her first performance at Carnegie Hall as soloist with the American Symphony Orchestra, she was an active concert performer and recitalist throughout the world. She taught at the Sander Vegh International Chamber Music Academy in Prague, at the Harvard University and the European Mozart Academy.
Zwei CDs von ‘Viva Voce’
Das A Capella-Vokalensemble ‘Viva Voce’ hat bei Rondeau zwei neue Produktionen herausgebracht. Da ist zunächst die CD ‘Ein Stück des Weges’ durch musikalische Genres und Epochen. Neben Pachelbel, Bruckner, Schumann sind Arrangements von Popsongs, Gospels und Spirituals sowie Eigenkompositionen von ‘Viva Voce’ zu hören, die die überragenden stimmlichen und gestalterischen Qualitäten des Ensembles zeigen. Read More →
The cast of the Broadway musical Hamilton addressed Donald Trumps future Vice-President in a theatre in New York where Pence was booed by the audience on Friday evening. Trump has asked for an apology over the letter read out by a cast member. Read More →
Andris Nelsons
With more free time due to his cancellation in Bayreuth, Andris Nelsons will expand his commitment at Tanglewood next summer, leading ten programs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra over four weeks. He will open the Tanglewood season with Mahler’s Second Symphony on July 7, and lead the traditional closing program of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony August 27. He will also lead the BSO’s first full-length concert performance of Wagner’s Das Rheingold on July 15.
Duo Rosa
Luxembourgish-Belgian Duo Rosa (soprano Stephany Ortega and pianist Léna Kollmeier) launches today a CD with the title ‘Return’ published by the label Et’cetera. For Ortega, born in the Dominican Republic, this CD is a journey from Luxembourg back to her roots. Read More →
Karl Jenkins: Cantata Memoria - For the Children; Bryn Terfel, Bariton, Catrin Finch, Harfe, David Childs, Euphonium, Sinfonia Cymru, Karl Jenkins; 1 CD Deutsche Grammophon 4796486; Aufnahme 2016, Veröffentlichung 10/2016 (55'53) – Rezension von Remy Franck
Zum 50. Jahrestag der Tragödie von Aberfan in Wales schrieb der walisische Komponist Karl Jenkins seine Kantate ‘Memoria’, die am 8. Oktober im ‘Wales Millennium Centre’ uraufgeführt wurde. Read More →
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Klavierkonzerte Nr. 17 & 25 (KV 453 & 503); Mitsuko Uchida, Cleveland Orchestra; 1 CD Decca 4306863; Aufnahme 03/2016, Veröffentlichung 11/2016 (67'23) – Rezension von Remy Franck
Mitsuko Uchida setzt die Reihe ihrer Mozart-Aufnahmen mit den Konzerten Nummer 17 und 25 fort. Sie sind genauso herausragend wie die anderen Klavierkonzerte, die sie mit dem Cleveland Orchestra aufgenommen hat. Read More →
Jonas Kaufmann
Photo: Mathias Bothor
After his almost three-month long pause due to vocal problems, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann was due to restart his career in Gütersloh on November 13. He cancelled the recital and he has cancelled now another one, foreseen for next week, 22 November, at the Teatro Real in Madrid.
The New York Philharmonic has awarded the $200,000 Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music to the Dutch composer Louis Andriessen. The orchestra will commission a new orchestral work by Andriessen to be premiered during the 2018–2019 season, led by Jaap van Zweden in his first season as Music Director.
The Scottish independent record label Linn Records is partnering with Belgium-based Outhere Music. The collaboration is to allow both brands to explore further opportunities from a wider roster of musicians. Additionally, Outhere Music will re-launch www.linnrecords.com in 2017, allowing consumers to access and explore even more high quality music from Outhere Music’s catalogue, all through a new cutting-edge download service.
