In 2026, James Conlon, 74, will step down as Music Director of the LA Opera after 20 Years at the helm of this company. He was previously Principal Conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in Torino, Italy (2016–20); Principal Conductor of the Paris Opera (1995–2004); General Music Director of the City of Cologne, Germany (1989–2003), and Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (1983–91).
Am 21. Februar beginnt der 32. Wettbewerb des Deutschen Musikinstrumentenfonds der Deutschen Stiftung Musikleben in Lübeck, dem neuen Austragungsort dank der Förderung durch die Possehl-Stiftung, 33 neu zu vergebene Instrumente stehen zur Verfügung. Read More →
Die Bach-Medaille der Stadt Leipzig 2025 geht an den belgischen Oboisten Marcel Ponseele. « Klang und Spielweise der Barockoboe haben durch diesen Künstler einen neuen Standard erreicht: Neben seiner erfolgreichen Karriere als Oboist hat sich Ponseele auch als Oboen-Bauer einen Namen gemacht. Die Auszeichnung wird im Rahmen des Bachfestes Leipzig 2025 am 20. Juni überreicht », heißt es in der Presseaussendung. Read More →
According to the New York Times, Deborah F. Rutter, longtime President of the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington has been fired by AH Trump.On the other hand, the National Symphony’s Artistic Advisor Ben Folds has resigned from his position. Read More →

Als gewiefter Opernsänger versteht der aus Izmir (Türkei) stammende Bariton Kartal Karagedik, seit 2015 Ensemblemitglied der Staatsoper Hamburg, die Auswahl an bekannten und selten gehörten, von antiker Mythologie inspirierten Liedern Franz Schuberts ausdrucksvoll zu singen. Read More →

Das Duo Lionel Handy, Cello, und Jennifer Walsh, Klavier, entführt die Zuhörer in eine ebenso stimmungsvolle wie wenig bekannte Welt. Von den vorgestellten Komponisten ist wohl lediglich Frank Bridge geläufig. Die Namen Doreen Mary Carwithen, William Yates Hurlstone sowie Felix Swinstead dagegen sind vielen noch nicht begegnet. Die vier Sonaten für Cello Sonaten und die beiden kurzen Stücke entstanden mehr oder weniger in der ersten Hälfte des letzten Jahrhunderts. Read More →
Starting in September 2026, German conductor Marc Albrecht, 61, will assume the role of chief conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Before this official appointment, audiences in Antwerp will have the opportunity to see him performing with the orchestra, in the spring of 2026. Read More →
Firmly rooted in Western musical culture, she has always maintained a link with the musical tradition of her country of origin, also drawing inspiration from other musical latitudes and from extra-musical artistic and cultural universes.
Your writing happens on paper, giving up the possibility offered by the computer to edit your scores, which are clean but at the same time creative, works of art in themselves. Is your writing always linear, without second thoughts?
I always compose at my desk, without a computer or a keyboard. I never play the notes I write on the staff. I was brought up this way: it’s my habit and it’s the only way I can compose. Creating a piece is a job where I have to make many decisions on many different levels, including the entire context, focusing less on the sound of each individual note. This process takes a lot of time, also because I make sketches first. And, of course, it’s always possible that I’ll have relapses or second thoughts, or that I’ll throw away some material and start over again. Read More →
The Los Angeles Opera dropped the world premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s new opera ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ in a cost-cutting move. Adapted from George Saunders’ novel the piece was to debut in Los Angeles in February 2026, and will instead open at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in October 2026.
The Haydn Orchestra in Bolzano has a new Principal Conductor: Alessandro Bonato will assume this post starting in October 2025, guiding the artistic development of the ensemble over the next three seasons. Read More →