Dmitry Matvienko

Danish Aarhus Symphony Orchestra has announced Belarus conductor and Malko-winner Dmitry Matvienko as its new Chief Conductor from august 2024-2027. Read More →

Philharmonie de Paris
(c) Remy Franck

The French La Maestra conducting competition for female conductors has announced 14 finalists who will compete in Paris in March 2024. Read More →

Die Konzerte mit den Stipendiaten der Musikakademie Liechtenstein sind wie eine Wundertüte – mit dem Unterschied, dass man hier als Zuhörer immer gewinnt und es nur um das Maß an musikalischem Genuss geht. So auch beim rezenten Konzert in Eschen mit den Meisterschülern von Ruben Dalibaltayan. Guy Engels berichtet. Read More →

Evgeny Kissin
(c) Philharmonie Luxembourg

Beim Konzert mit Evgeny Kissin und der Deutschen Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern unter Pietari Inkinen gab es zweimal Standing Ovations, denen sich unser Mitarbeiter Alain Steffen aber diesmal nicht anschließen konnte. Read More →

The French baritone Ludovic Tézier, 55, received the Premio Piero Cappuccilli rom the Cappuccilli Foundation named after the great Italian operatic baritone Piero Cappuccilli (1929-2005). Tézier is the latest singer to receive the award following Plácido Domingo in 2022 and Luca Salsi in 2021.

The St. Petersburg based Florida Orchestra has named Chelsea Gallo to the position of resident conductor. The new title recognizes Gallo’s exceptional work since joining TFO as assistant conductor one year ago. Read More →

Juraj Valcuha

Slovak conductor Juraj Valcuha, 47, has extended his contract as Music Director of the Houston Symphony and will remain with the orchestra through the 2025-2026 season. He began his tenure as Music Director in 2022. He is also the Music Director of the Teatro di San Carlo and first guest conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. He was chief conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI from 2009 to 2016.

Slovak soprano Patricia Burda Janeckova died on Sunday, 1 October at the age of 25. Last year, she announced that she was battling a malignant. She lost that battle now, much too young. Read More →

Elias Grandy

Elias German-Japanese conductor Elias Grandy has been appointed Chief Conductor of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra from 2025/26 season. Last season he finished his tenure as music director of Heidelberg’s Opera and Philharmonic orchestra. Read More →

The Philadelphia Musicians’ Union Local 77 voted 81-8 against the management’s final proposal. The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc. said they were “disappointed”. “This proposal is generous, reflective of their world-class status, and addresses the issues they have deemed most important,” POKC spokesperson Ashley Berke said in a statement Sunday. Read More →