Gulfshore Opera, a professional opera company based in Naples, Florida, has announced that Jorge Parodi will become the company’s first Music Director. Read More →
Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto, 46, has announced that he will take time off from musical engagements for the rest of the year. In a post on social media, Kuusisto writes: « A doctor friend of mine told me some years ago that musicians and actors seem to be the last ones to call in sick. He wasn’t sure if it’s because of dedication, fear of economic trouble – or perhaps some form of a savior complex where the patient assumes that the colleagues, the concert or even the entire artform will collapse if she or he ceases to participate for a while. Read More →
Magnificat Choir & Consort ist ein Ensemble, das in Caraveggio beheimatet ist (Lombardei, unterhalb von Bergamo, östlich von Mailand). Unter der Leitung von Massimo Grechi hat es Mozarts Requiem in der Süßmayr-Fassung aufgenommen. Das Ensemble spielt auf historischem Instrumentarium, mit dem seine Musiker aber offensichtlich nicht so gut zurechtkommen wie jene anderer Ensembles. Read More →
Erato veröffentlicht eine Box mit 45 CDs, die Roger Norrington zwischen 1986 und 2004 für Virgin Classics und EMI aufgenommen hat, die meisten mit den London Classical Players. Read More →
Swiss conductor Baldur Brönnimann, 54, has been appointed Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia, in addition to assuming the direction of the Escola de Altos Estudios Musicais. Brönnimann will take over from Paul Daniel as of January 2023. Read More →
Die 24 Capricen für Violine solo von Nicolo Paganini fallen vermutlich den meisten ein, wenn man diese Zahl mit dem Wort Capricen verbindet. Es gibt aber auch andere, wie eben diese des französischen Geigers und Komponisten Jacques Pierre Joseph Rode, der um die Wende zum 19. Jahrhundert lebte. Zwischen 1814 und 1819 war Rode in Berlin, wo er auch diese Capricen schuf. Damit war er mit seinem Zyklus dem von Paganini einige Jahre voraus. Read More →
Der österreichische Bass Günther Groissböck präsentiert gemeinsam mit Malcolm Martineau am Klavier spätromantische Lieder und Balladen von Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler und Hans Rott. Read More →
Gustavo Gimeno, Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra into 2025, has signed a contract that will keep him in that role through the 2029-30 season. The 46-year-old Spanish conductor began his tenure during the 2020-21 season, succeeding long-time director Peter Oundjian. Read More →
Detroit Opera has announced that Mexican-born Roberto Kalb has been named as the new music director. According to a press release, Kalb’s new role is effective Nov. 20 through the end of the 2025-26 season. In his new role, Kalb will work alongside artistic director Yuval Sharon and associate artistic director Christine Goerke to manage the opera’s musical performances.
Deutsche Grammophon has announced the launch of STAGE+, a new classical music subscription service, offering livestreams, a huge video archive and new audio releases – all on one platform. Read More →