Swedish composer Jacob Mühlrad (*1991) is behind what has been described as the world’s first joint performance by a symphony orchestra and a robot playing the cello. The robot and the accompanying Malmö Symphony Orchestra played Mühlrad’s piece named Veer. The cello-playing robot was developed by composer and robot creator Fredrik Gran. Read More →
Roberto Rizzi-Brignoli
Roberto Rizzi Brignoli hat seinen bis 2026 geltenden Vertrag Generalmusikdirektor am Nationaltheater Mannheim vorzeitig um zwei weitere Jahre bis August 2028 verlängert.Brignoli hatte das Amt des Generalmusikdirektors zur Spielzeit 2023/2024 übernommen. Read More →
Robert Neumann
(c) Marco Borggreve
German pianist Robert Neumann, 23, has won Gold Award at the 7th NTD International Piano Competition at Kaufman Music Center in New York City. The International Piano Competition is part of a series of international cultural and arts events sponsored by NTD Television Network. Read More →
Concours de Genève announced the composition competition winners. First Prize went ex aequo to Léo Albisetti (*1997, Switzerland) and Caio de Azevedo (*1993, Brazil). Léo Albisetti was also awarded the Audience Award, the Young Audience Award and the Student’s Prize.
Seventeen-year-old pianist Ryan Wang, from Vancouver, Canada, is the winner of BBC Young Musician 2024. Wang started playing piano aged four and was only five when he performed his first solo recital at Carnegie Hall. He received his Artist Diploma at the École Normale de Musique de Paris in France in May 2024, being the youngest ever to win the Prix Cortot. Read More →
Texan Amarillo Symphony has announced the renewal of Music Director George Henry Jackson’s contract for another three years. The Brit is in this position since September 2022. The orchestra just celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Kazuki Yamada
(c) Marco Borggreve
Wenn alle Musiker des Luxembourg Philharmonic ihrem Dirigenten am Schluss des Konzerts sichtbar begeistert zujubeln, dann will das etwas heißen. Und in der Tat muss man dieses Konzert in der Liste der Top-Konzerte der letzten Jahre aufnehmen, meint unser Mitarbeiter Alain Steffen. Read More →
Julian Kainrath
Die Stiftung Walther-von-der-Vogelweide-Preis würdigt den Musiker und Violinisten Julian Kainrath mit dem Jugendpreis 2024. Der im Jahre 2005 in Meran geborene Geiger erhielt im Jahre 2022 den Discovery Award der International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). Read More →
Eun Sun Kim
San Francisco Opera announced the contract extension of Music Director Eun Sun Kim, 44. With this five-year extension through the 2030–31 Season, Kim will continue to shape the musical vision of San Francisco Opera into its second century. Read More →
Am 23. Oktober soll die bundesdeutsche Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz den neuen Staatsvertragsentwurf zum öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk in der Bundesrepublik verhandeln. Dabei geht es um eine unglaubliche Reduzierung des Angebots. U.a. ist geplant, den Kultursender 3sat mittelfristig mit Arte zu fusionieren. Read More →
