Milan’s La Scala opera house cancelled a concert in Brussels tonight, saying disruption to air traffic in Europe following an earthquake in Morocco. “The plane that was supposed to transport the 215 orchestral players, choir members and staff from Aalborg, the venue of last night’s concert, to Brussels this morning was grounded at Marrakech Airport,” it said. Read More →

Franz Welser-Möst
Photo: Don Snyder

62-year-old Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra had a cancerous tumor removed and has canceled his conducting performances from late October through the end of the year. “His doctors are confident of a full recovery,” the Cleveland Orchestra said in a statement. Welser-Möst will undergo treatment between conducting engagements for 12 to 16 months.

KKL Luzern

Das Lucerne Festival hat in diesem Sommer 84.000 Besucher angezogen, fast 14.000 mehr als 2022. Die Gesamtauslastung stieg von 72 Prozent im Vorjahr auf 84 Prozent, wie das Festival heute mitteilte. Read More →

St David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales, is temporarily closed to the public for at least four weeks and all scheduled shows are either postponed or cancelled.The management says that decision has been taken in light of the recent change to advice on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete panels (RAAC) in public buildings issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Read More →

Aus dem Archiv der Berliner Philharmoniker wurde, deutschen Medienberichten zufolge, ein wertvolles Buch gestohlen. Es handelt sich dabei um ein sogenanntes Gästebuch, das um 1900 von den Besitzer einer Künstleragentur, Hermann und Louise Wolff geführt wurde, in dem sich viele bekannte Musiker eintrugen. Insgesamt enthält es 1200 Autografen, darunter die von Künstlern wie Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schönberg und Wilhelm Furtwängler. Read More →

Beim Beethovenfest in Bonn sorgte ein Baby für Aufsehen. Während das Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Beethovens neunte Symphonie spielte, störte ein schreiendes Baby die Musik, wie die Zeitung ‘General Anzeiger’ meldete.- Angeblich wollte die Mutter des Babys den Saal nicht verlassen. Sie wurde später dann doch aus dem Saal geleitet. Read More →

The Southwest Florida Symphony has announced the appointment of Raniero Tazzi as its new artistic and operations director. In this role, Tazzi will oversee concert and event production, as well as auditions. Read More →

Ben Glassberg

Der erst seit einem Jahr als Musikdirektor der Volksoper Wien amtierende Omer Meir Wellber Wellber verlässt das Haus vorzeitig und übergibt mit Jahreswechsel sein Amt des an den britischen Dirigenten Ben Glassberg. Read More →

Carlo Tenan
(c) Massimo Fiorino

The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO) has announced that 44-year-old Italian Carlo Tenan will be its Artistic Director from October 1, 2023 and additionally Principal Conductor from September 1, 2024. The contract runs through summer 2026. Read More →

Stephen Gould
(c) Kay Herschelmann

The 60-year-old American tenor Stephen Gould has now explained why he announced his retirement from the stage a few weeks ago: He suffers from incurable cancer. Read More →

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