Die Musikfestspiele Schwäbischer Frühling in Ochsenhausen starten heute ihre Edition 2023, die noch bis 21. Mai in barocken Räumlichkeiten im Herzen Oberschwabens stattfinden wird. Read More →
The 2023 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium is awarded to Swedish mezzo-soprano Ida Ränzlöv, who receives 200.000 Swedish Crowns (c. 18.000 Euro). Ida Ränzlöv studied at the Malmö Academy of Music and Royal College of Music Opera Studio in London, graduating in 2018. She joined the Staatsoper Stuttgart as an ensemble member in 2019. Read More →
Cellist Aleksandr Khramouchin died May 13, following a septic shock. Aleksandr Khramoushin was born in 1979 in Minsk into a family of musicians. In 1992 he moved to Belgium and studied at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp with Hans Mannes. During his training, he also benefited from the advice of musicians Janos Starker, Natalia Schakhovskaya, Dmitri Ferschtman and Boris Pergamenschikow. Read More →
Der 72-jährige Pianist Cyprien Katsaris erhält den Franz-Liszt-Ehrenpreis 2023. Die Neue Liszt Stiftung und die Klassik Stiftung Weimar verleihen den Preis am Donnerstag, 25. Mai im Festsaal Fürstenhaus der Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar. Read More →
Vibrating backpacks for the deaf and hard of hearing will be offered starting in the 2023-2024 season at the Philharmonie de Paris, the concert hall’s managements announced in conjunction with SoundX, the company behind the technology. Read More →
Die Düsseldorfer Stadtverwaltung befürwortet, die geplante neue Oper am Standort der alten, an der Heinrich-Heine-Allee, zu bauen. Das wurde auf einer Pressekonferenz bekannt gegeben. Die Entscheidung liegt beim Stadtrat. Read More →
Der Deutsche Bühnenverein startet am 23. Mai unter dem Motto New Alliance ein Audience-Projekt, dessen Ziel es ist, mehr darüber zu erfahren, weshalb Menschen in Theater und Konzerthäuser gehen oder was sie davon abhält. Insgesamt neun Theater beteiligen sich an dem Pilotprojekt: Read More →
The Eric Ericson Competition for young choral conductors opens for registration today. The competition will be held in Stockholm during the period 23-26 October 2024. Read More →
The Toradze family, one of the leading musical and cultural dynasties in Georgia, has formed the Toradze Foundation to honor the memories and artistic impact of the family in Georgia and internationally. « The Toradze Foundation is committed to Georgian culture across the world, » the press release says. Read More →
The video of the ICMA Gala Concert played by the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero and featuring many winning artists from the 2023 panel is highly successful on the YouTube channel of Deutsche Welle. More than 100.000 people saw it in less than a month, and the number is continuously growing. Read More →