The International Conductors Guild (ICG), a nearly 50-year-old organization for conductors hosted its second international conductor conference, January 10-13, 2023, in Valencia, Spain, in collaboration with La Asociación Española de Directores de Orquesta (AESDO), and with the support of Berklee College of Music Valencia. Read More →

Antonio Pappano
Photo: Musacchio & Ianniello

Nach dem Rücktritt von Daniel Barenboim als Generalmusikdirektor an der Staatsoper Berlin wird in der Gerüchteküche heiß gekocht. Ein Name, der in den letzten Tagen häufig genannt wird, ist der von Antonio Pappano. Er hört in diesem Jahr als Chefdirigent des Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rom auf und nach der Saison 2023/245 auch am Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

© Philharmonie Luxembourg / Eric Engel

By mid-December 2022 over a quarter of a million people had seen the live recording of the ICMA Gala Concert at the Philharmonie in Luxembourg, with winners of the International Classical Music Awards 2022 and the Luxembourg Philharmonic conducted by Adam Fischer. The video is still available in Deutsche Welle’s YouTube channel and has now reached the fabulous number of 300.000 viewers. Read More →

The National Institute of Music and Dance has announced the lineup of the jury for the 3rd International Competition of Polish Music, which will be held in Rzeszow in July 2023. Read More →

Der seit dem 1. April 2022 als Orchesterdirektor am Hessischen Staatstheater in Wiesbaden amtierende Ilia Jossifov (*1970) hat gekündigt. Seit mehreren Monaten wirft er dem Geschäftsführenden Direktor des Theaters, Holger von Berg, systematisches Mobbing vor. Read More →

In 2023, from 21 May to 3 June, the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels will be dedicated to the voice. No less than 412 applications have been received, a record number! Currently, their videos are screened during the preselection round. By mid-march, the names of the selected candidates will be announced. The names of the jury members of the 2023 Voice Competition are still not known, but the Jury Chair will be organist Bernard Foccroulle.

NomadPlay, an innovative interactive audio score platform, and the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition (CIMCL) announce the third edition of their 100% digital and free competition reserved for young musical talents. Read More →

Jerusalem Quartet
(c) Alfonso Salgueiro

Unser Mitarbeiter Alain Steffen gibt zu, dass das Jerusalem Quartet eines seiner Lieblingsensembles ist. Demnach hoch waren auch die Erwartungen beim Konzert im Kammermusiksaal der Philharmonie angesetzt. Read More →

Michele Spotti
(c) Marco Borrelli

The Italian conductor Michele Spotti, 30, has been appointed as Music Director of the Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra as of the 2023-2024 season. He will succeed Lawrence Foster, who has been in this position since September 2012. Spotti is also music director of the Orchestra Filarmonica di Benevento (Campania). Read More →

Julian Rachlin
(c) Ashley Klassen

The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of th Austrian violinist and conductor Julian Rachlin, 48, as Principal Conductor and Music Director. Julian Rachlin will take up his post in October 2023. Read More →