Swedish soprano Berit Lindholm died last Saturday, 12 August, at the age of 88. She made her debut at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1963 and started  an excellent international career as a dramatic soprano, particularly in Wagner and Strauss. She sang at numerous opera houses, among them the Royal Opera House, at the Metropolitan Opera and at the Bayreuth Festival. In 1969 she sung Cassandre in a recording of Berlioz’s Les Troyens, conducted by Colin Davis.

French violinist, pedagogue and conductor Florence Malgoire died yesterday in Marseille at the age of 63. Born in a musicians family, she began her career under the leadership of her father Jean-Claude Malgoire within La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy and of her teacher Sigiswald Kuijken with La Petite Bande. Since 1987, she held solo violin positions in baroque ensembles such as Philippe Herreweghe’s La Chapelle Royale, Christophe Rousset’s Les Talens Lyriques, and William Christie’s Les Arts florissants. Read More →

Franz Welser-Möst
Photo: Don Snyder

Franz Welser-Möst has cancelled his concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival on August 20 and 21 due to orthopedic problems. According to the festival’s news reelase, the 62-year-old Austrian conductor is on the way to recovery, but on the advice of his doctors he must take a further three-week break in order to make a full recovery. Read More →

Daniele Rustioni

The Ulster Orchestra in Belfast has announced the departure of its Chief Conductor Daniele Rustioni at the end of the 2023-24 Season. The 40-year-old Italian said “This has been a dream for me and I am grateful to the Ulster Orchestra for their efforts to make this come true. » Read More →

Der 22-jährige kanadische Pianist Tony Yun erhält den mit 15.000 Euro dotierten Förderpreis des Rheingau-Musik-Festivals 2023. Sein Spiel beeindrucke durch eine Kombination aus technischer Brillanz, jugendlichem Elan und erfrischender Natürlichkeit, sagte die Jury. Read More →

Fetival de Menton - Parvis
(c) P.Varotto

The 74th Festival de Musique de Menton in France which welcomed 142 musicians on its various stages (Parvis de la Cathédrale Saint-Michel Archange, Palais de l’Europe, Promenade Palmero, Square des États Unis…), over the course of 20 concerts ha successful figures to announce. Read More →

Dutch pianist Folke Nauta died at the age of 50. Nauta was considered a promising piano talent at an early age. At the age of 12 he was admitted to the preparatory course for exceptionally gifted students at the Zwolle Conservatory. Read More →

Grzegorz Nowak

The Cultural Center of the Philippines has named Polish conductor Grzegorz Nowak (72) as the new music director and principal conductor of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO). Read More →

Martha Argerich

Die 82-jährige Pianistin Martha Argerich muss ihre Teilnahme bei Lucerne Festival krankheitsbedingt absagen. An ihrer Stelle wird Igor Levit am kommenden Dienstag, dem 15. August, das Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 C-Dur von Ludwig van Beethoven im Konzert mit dem West-Eastern Divan Orchestra unter der Leitung von Daniel Barenboim spielen.

The Texan Laredo Philharmonic has announced the appointment of Hector Agüero as Artistic Director and Conductor. A native of Laredo, Maestro Héctor Agüero is Assistant Professor of Music at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, where he conducts the University Chamber Orchestra and all Dramatic Vocal Arts productions. Read More →