Christopher James Lees

South Carolina’s Rock Hill Symphony has named Christopher James Lees as Music Director. Lees assumes artistic leadership of the Rock Hill Symphony immediately, while remaining as Resident Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony in North Carolina, a post he took in 2018. Read More →

Kloster Ochsenhausen

Die Musikfestspiele Schwäbischer Frühling in Ochsenhausen kündigen ihre Edition 2023 an, die vom 17. bis 21. Mai in barocken Räumlichkeiten im Herzen Oberschwabens stattfinden wird. Read More →

Esa-Pekka Salonen

This week, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony embark on their first tour together – and the Symphony’s first international tour since 2016 – with performances at the Philharmonie de Paris in France, Philharmonie Luxembourg, and Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany from March 9–17. Read More →

Hélène Grimaud
(c) Sébastien Grébille

Hélène Grimaud gehört seit vielen Jahren zu den Lieblingspianisten des luxemburgischen Publikums. Demnach gut besetzt war auch am Sonntag der große Saal der Philharmonie, wo sie ein klug zusammengestelltes Beethoven-Brahms-Bach-Programm spielte. Alain Steffen war für Pizzicato dabei. Read More →

British conductor Kenneth Montgomery, died today at the age of 80. Born in Belfast, he studied at the Royal College of Music in London. He studied with Adrian Boult, and later continued to study conducting with Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Sergiu Celibidache, and John Pritchard. Read More →

Daniel Harding
(c) Philharmomie Luxembourg/Grébille

British conductor Daniel Harding, 47, has been appointed as Music Director of the Orchestra and choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He will take up the post in October 2024, replacing Antonio Pappano, who has been at the helm of Santa Cecilia for 18 years.

Das grosse Festspielhaus in Salzburg

Die Vermittlung von Eintrittskarten für die Salzburger Festspiele durch Viagogo, oft zu vielfach überhöhten Preisen, war rechtswidrig, teilen heute die Salzburger Festspiele in einer Presseaussendung mit. Read More →

Thomas Quasthoff
(c) Harald Hoffmann / DG

Der 24-jährige Tenor Laurence Kilsby aus England und der 33-jährige Tenor Tae Hwan Yun aus Südkorea sind die Sieger des diesjährigen Heidelberger Frühling-Wettbewerbs ‘Das Lied’. Der 1. Preis wurde zweimal vergeben. Die Klavierpartnerinnen waren Ella O’Neill aus England und Dokyung Han aus Südkorea. Der vom Juryvorsitzenden Thomas Quasthoff gegründete Gesangswettbewerb fand nach vier Jahren pandemiebedingter Pause dieses Jahr zum dritten Mal statt. Read More →

RSO Wien im Konzerthaus
© Andrea Humer, Wiener Konzerthaus

The IMZ International Music and Media Centre has published an open letter to express « unwavering support for the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra (RSO) », which is facing significant budgetary cuts and might be on the brink of dissolution. « It is distressing to think that the future of such an iconic institution is in jeopardy », the open letter says. Read More →

Opéra de Strasbourg

Designed and built at the beginning of the 19th century, the Strasbourg opera house, Place Broglie, is desperately needing a thorough renovation which was announced now by the municipality. The necessary work, which should last at least three years, will begin in 2026. The estimated cost is about 60 to 70 million euros. Read More →