Syracuse Opera (NY, USA) has announced the cancellation of the remainder of its 2023-2024 season. The statement says: « While our recent productions have been artistically excellent and impactful, like many opera companies across the country, ticket sales have been considerably lower than projected, and we do not have the financial ability to continue the season. » Read More →

French-Canadian conductor Yves Abel, 60, has extended his contract as principal conductor of the San Diego Opera until July 2027. Abel became chief conductor in 2020. Read More →

Cuarteto Casals
(c) David Ruano

Im Rahmen des alljährlichen Festivals Wien Modern trat das Cuarteto Casals mit teilweise im diesem Rahmen alt zu nennender Musik auf. Wie gut auch diese Werke in den Kontext passten, kann Uwe Krusch für Pizzicato darlegen. Read More →

Klaus Mäkelä
(c) Sébastien Grébille

Zu Gast im Wiener Konzerthaus war das Orchestre de Paris mit seinem musikalischen Leiter Klaus Mäkelä und dem Pianisten Alexandre Kantorow. Uwe Krusch berichtet für Pizzicato, was das prall gefüllte Auditorium zu hören bekam. Read More →

French pianist Claude Kahn has died in Vallauris, France, at the age of 88. Born in Marseille, Kahn started playing the piano at the age of four, then for over 10 years was a student of Marguerite Long. His other teachers were Yves Nat and Nadia Boulanger. Read More →

Ari Pelto

The Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera welcome their new Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Ari Pelto this weekend. The position of Principal Conductor was vacant since 2015. Finnish-American conductor Ari Pelto is also Music Director at Opera Colorado since 2015. Read More →

Daniel Barenboim
(c) Pablo-Castagnola

Der Dirigent Daniel Barenboim, 81, hat krankheitsbedingt die Tournee der Staatskapelle Berlin nach Kanada und in die USA vom 25. November bis 3. Dezember abgesagt. Jetzt sollen vier Dirigenten die Konzerte der Tournee übernahmen, Giedrė Slekytė, Jakub Hrusa und Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Percussionist Pascal Schumacher has won a 2024 Global Project Grant which supports artists in the development of an ambitious medium- or long-term project designed to boost their careers through promotion, marketing and distribution, as well as the acquisition of know-how in the music industry. Read More →

Tough times for music promoters in the UK: Numerous cuts bring companies on the verge of closure. The judiciary does not seem to be able to change this. This week ist has been announced that the popular Mid Wales Opera has lost its appeal against a cut in funding from the Arts Council of Wales (ACW). Read More →

The National Theatre in Prague announced that the tenure of the 66-year-old Norwegian Per Boye Hansen as Artistic Director of the National Theatre Opera and the State Opera is extended until 31 July 2028. Read More →