Am gestrigen Montag begann der 72. Internationale Musikwettbewerb der ARD in München. Er wird überschattet durch die Ankündigung gravierender Sparmaßnahmen und unsicherer Zukunftsprognosen für den Wettbewerb. Read More →
The 16-year-old Austrian violinist Leonhard Baumgartner, Discovery Award winner of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), has received the Zoltan Kodaly Prize at the International Summer Academy of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Read More →
Der in Neuseeland geborene und ausgebildete John Robertson wanderte abenteuerlustig 1967 nach Kanada aus, wo er seither ansässig ist. Seine Werke decken viele Genres ab und erfreuen sich in Nordamerika und auch Europa einer gewissen Bekannt- und Beliebtheit. Read More →
Die Österreichisch‐Ungarische Haydn‐Philharmonie hat sich mit Aufnahmen von Haydn-Symphonien unter Adam Fischer einen Namen gemacht. Jetzt spielt das Orchester Haydn unter der Leitung des Italieners Enrico Onofri. Read More →
American contralto Jasmin White (b. 1993) is the winner of this year’s Queen Sonja Singing Competition. Aksel Daveyan (baritone) from Armenia took second place, while Nils Wanderer (countertenor) from Germany secured the third place. Read More →
The Jury has announced the winners of the 2nd Zoltán Kodály International Music Competition, during which young conductors competed. No Furst Prize was awarded. Instead, there are two Second Prizes which went to Alexander Sinan Binder (Germany) and Mateusz Gwizdalla (Australia/Poland). Read More →
The Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association has announced that the Board of Directors has named Nicholas Hersh as Music Director! He will be the ninth music director in the Californian orchestra’s 93-year history. Read More →
The 44th Rossini Opera Festival ended successfully in Pesaro. No less than 40 events were on the program, including performances and meetings. Read More →
American bass-baritone Robert Hale has died at the age of 90. After performing mainly in the United States, especially with the New York City Opera, Robert Hale sung in major European opera houses from the 1980s onwards, and also at New York’s Metropolitan Opera from 1990. He was specializing in the German repertoire
Hochzeiten im Versailles der französischen Könige waren gesellschaftliche und musikalische Ereignisse. Die Hochzeit des Grafen d’Artois – er war der jüngste Bruder von Ludwig XVI. und trat 1824 als Karl X. die Nachfolge von Ludwig XVIII. an – fand 1773 statt und war ganz besonders festlich. Read More →