American composer Steve Reich, 82, will be among the 2019 Grand Prix des Fondations de l’Institut de France, which will be awarded on June 5 in Paris. These prizes – eleven in total this year – which recognize outstanding achievements in the scientific, cultural and humanitarian fields, have been awarded every year since 2005. Reich, who has been embodying minimalist music since 1965, will receive an award from the Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation.
Maurice Ravel
The ambitious project of a new musical and cultural space, the European Music Center (EMC), in Bougival, where Bizet and Tourgueniev lived, was launched on Thursday at the Elysée Palace with the support of President Emmanuel Macron. Bougival is a commune in the Yvelines department (Île-de-France region). Bougival is located 15.3 km from the center of Paris, in its western suburbs. Read More →
Vasily Petrenko
Photo: Mark McNulty
The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra which gave its first performance in September 1919, marks its centenary year with a landmark season at home and a major European tour under the direction of Chief Conductor, Vasily Petrenko. The eight-concert tour opens on Sunday 13 October at Cologne’s Philharmonie and unfolds over the following fortnight with visits to, among other leading venues, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw (14 October), the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg (15 October), the Vienna Konzerthaus (16 October) and Turin’s Centro Congressi (20 October). It is set to conclude at the Barbican Centre in London on Tuesday 22 October. Read More →
Lawrence Foster
(c) Ingo Höhn
On Sunday, 19 May, at 22:06, Swiss Radio SRF 2 Kultur broadcasts this year’s Gala Concert of the International Classical Music Awards. The concert was hosted by the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lawrence Foster and presented several of the 2019 winners of ICMA. The concert is available for listening during seven days after the broadcast date.
Edward Elgar: Caractacus op. 35; Elizabeth Llewellyn (Eigen), Elgan Llyr Thomas (Orbin), Roland Wood (Caractacus), Christopher Purves (Arch-Druid, A bard), Alastair Miles (Claudius), Huddersfield Choral Society, Orchestra of the Opera North, Martyn Brabbins; 2 CDs Hyperion CDA68254; Aufnahme 04/2018, Veröffentlichung 04/2019 (96'17) – Rezension von Uwe Krusch
Edward Elgars Caractacus ist eine Kantate in sechs Szenen für Sopran, Tenor, Bariton und zwei Bässe, Chor und Orchester auf ein etwas altmodisches Libretto von H. A. Acworth, der Elgars Nachbar in Malvern war. Read More →
Vyacheslav Artyomov: In Spe + Latin Hyms; Ivan Pochekin, Violine, Alexander Vuzlov, Cello, Nadezhda Pavlova, Sopran, Yurlov State Capella, Russian National Orchestra, Valentin Uryupin; 1 CD Divine Art DDA25184; Aufnahme 03/2018, Veröffentlichung 04/2019 (77'39) – Rezension von Remy Franck
Mit zwei rezenten Studioaufnahmen von Vyacheslav Artyomovs konzertanter Symphonie In Spe und seinen Latin Hyms unter der Leitung von Valentin Urupin beendet Divine Arts die Reihe von CDs, die das Label dem russischen Komponisten widmete. Read More →
Georg Fritzsch
Georg Fritzsch wird im Herbst 2020 Generalmusikdirektor in Karlsruhe. Sein Vertrag läuft über zunächst vier Jahre. Fritzsch ist der Nachfolger von Justin Brown. Fritzsch ist noch bis Ende dieser Spielzeit Generalmusikdirektor der Landeshauptstadt Kiel. Er war 16 Jahre lang auf diesem Posten.
2000 children gather on the stage of Flagey’s Studio 4 with the orchestra BOENK! (Brussels Young Philharmonic) and the Brussels Philharmonic on June 8 and 9. Another El Sistema concert is to be organized on May 25 in Liège with the Royal Philharmonic of Liège. Read More →
Rund 190 Schülerinnen und Schüler des Peter-Wust-Gymnasiums in Wittlich entwickeln gemeinsam mit dem Team des Mosel Musikfestivals das komplette Konzept und die technische Durchführung für das Lounge-Konzert des Vision String Quartet am 20. September. Die ersten Sponsorenkonzepte sind entwickelt worden, um an mögliche Unterstützer heranzutreten. Plakate und Flyer werden fleißig entworfen und gestaltet. Ein großes Kreativ- und Technikteam kümmert sich um die Ausgestaltung des Bühnenraums. Read More →
The Italian city of Milan is turning into a giant concert hall with over 450 free events organized by Piano City. The 8th edition of Piano City Milano, offers concerts throughout the streets, in palaces, courtyards and squares of Milan. Pianos will resonate from dawn to dusk for three days: from 17 to 19 May. Info: https://www.pianocitymilano.it/
