Delyana Lazarova

Bulgarian conductor Delyana Lazarova has been appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) from September 2025. Read More →

AH Trump has abolished the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) which Joe Biden had revived in 2022. Established in 1982, it worked directly with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to advise the national government’s investments and policy advancements within the art, culture, and humanities sectors. Read More →

At the Art Genève 2025 exhibition, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande presented the first mobile virtual reality application for the general public, allowing users to immerse themselves in the heart of a symphony orchestra. Developed by the Swiss company Cybel’Art, Virtual Hall® offers a completely new experience that takes music distribution to a new level. Read More →

The Premio Paganini in Genoa is innovating in 2025. For the first time, the international violin competition will introduce a chamber music round, creating a crucial new stage in the selection process for emerging soloists. Read More →

The winners of the 5th Basel Composition Competition have been announced. At the final concert followed by the award ceremony in the Paul Sacher Saal at Don Bosco Basel, the jury, chaired by Michael Jarrell, honoured the following participants: Read More →

Paolo Bortolameolli
(c) Jorge Brantmayer

Chilean-Italian conductor Paolo Bortolameolli has been named the next Music Director of the Opera Nacional de Chile and Filarmonica de Santiago with a tenure commencing in the 2026 season for an initial three years, Arabella Arts announced. Bortolameolli said, “I receive this appointment with tremendous pride and happiness, at a point where I have consolidated a very special artistic and personal relationship with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago.”

The World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) and the Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv have announced that the Odesa International Violin Competition (OIVC) will be reinstated in 2025 and that this year’s edition will take place from August 17–24 in Monheim, Germany. Read More →

Robert Spano
(c) Atlanta Symphony

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) has announced that the contract of Music Director Robert Spano has been extended to 31st July 2031. Jane Glover has been named Principal Guest Conductor for a three-year term starting in 2025-2026.

Konzerthaus Wien,
(c) Victoria Coeln

Uwe Krusch folgte für Pizzicato einem ungewöhnlichen Konzertabend, der im Zeichen verschieden besetzter Sonaten eines Komponisten stand und nicht das Programm an einer Besetzung ausrichtete. Den gesamten Abend über an den Tasten war Evgeny Kissin als Pianist tätig. Für die Cellosonate hatte sich Gautier Capuçon eingefunden, die Bratschensonate spielte Maxim Rysanov. Die Violine bei der für dieses Instrument komponierten Sonate ließ Gidon Kremer erklingen. Read More →

Christopher Ward

Seit 2018 ist der 44-jährige Brite  Generalmusikdirektor der Stadt Aachen. Nun hat er angekündigt, seinen Vertrag auslaufen zu lassen, der 2021 um vier Jahre verlängert worden war.