Philharmonie de Paris and Cité musicale-Metz announced the renewal of their partnership agreement for five years, with the aim of strengthening their collaboration on a number of artistic and educational initiatives. Read More →
ICMA-Präsident Remy Franck bei seinem Vortrag
(c) Andreas Domjanic
An der Musikakademie in Liechtenstein fand jetzt ein Symposium für junge Musiker statt, bei dem Experten der Musikindustrie Informationen lieferten, die den Musikern beim Aufbau einer Karriere helfen sollen. Read More →
The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union decided not to contest the decision, which followed renewed allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power. Read More →
The Ukrainian pianist Svetlana Andreeva won the 16th Orléans International Piano Competition. South Africa’s Leo Gevisser took second prize and Japan’s Misora Ozaki third. Read More →
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO), Australia, is delighted to announce that Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici’s contract has been extended by two years, securing his leadership of the orchestra until the end of 2027. The Italian cellist and conductor Umberto Clerici (*1981) is in this position since 2023.
Franz Welser-Möst
Photo: Don Snyder
The Cleveland Orchestra announced that Music Director Franz Welser-Möst will be unable to conduct the upcoming three weeks of performances in Cleveland due to ongoing medical treatment. This affects the planned Beethoven cycle. Cleveland Orchestra Associate Conductor Daniel Reith will lead all programs. Read More →
Semperoper Dresden
Photo: Remy Franck
Von den neun Opern, die Richard Strauss in Dresden uraufführen ließ, ist Intermezzo die am wenigsten bekannte und selten gespielteste – zu Unrecht, wie eine Neuproduktion an der Sächsischen Staatsoper zeigt. Michael Oehme berichtet. Read More →
Ukranian pianist Svjatoslav Richter
The German newspaper Die Zeit has decided to refer to the Ukrainian capital only as Kyiv and no longer to print the name according to the Russian transliteration, as was previously the case. The editors say that it is time to do this, because over the past 200 years the rulers in Moscow have deliberately used the language to suppress Ukrainian culture and identity. And this is still the case today. Read More →
Der ukrainische Geiger David Oistrakh
Die deutsche Zeitung Die Zeit hat beschlossen, die ukrainische Hauptstadt nur noch Kyjiw zu nennen, und den Namen nicht mehr, wie bisher, gemäß der russischen Transliteration zu drucken. Die Redaktion sagt, dass es an der Zeit ist, dies zu tun, denn in den vergangenen 200 Jahren hätten die Herrschenden in Moskau gezielt die Sprache genutzt, um die ukrainische Kultur und Identität zu unterdrücken. Und das sei auch heute noch der Fall. Read More →
Benedikt Fohr
(c) Staudt
The Hong Kong Philharmonic announced today that Chief Executive Benedikt Fohr leaves in 2025, at the end of the current season. He has been the Chief Executive since April 2019. Read More →
